◎Conspiracy◎
Chu Palace.
It was getting dark, but Princess Chu was still sitting on the chair.
Princess Chu's mind is full of the earrings that Shen Fuxue is wearing today.
This earring was exactly the same as she had seen when she first married into the palace and helped the King of Chu organize his things.
At that time, the king of Chu didn't say anything, he just put away the earrings and told her to let the maid clean up these things in the future.
Princess Chu is so smart, she naturally understands the meaning of what King Chu said, and she has never touched King Chu's belongings without the consent of King Chu again.
Concubine Chu didn't ask much about this matter, she thought, it might be the earrings of a woman whom King Chu likes.
As for who the King of Chu likes and what that girl looks like, although Princess Chu is curious, she is just curious and has no unnecessary actions.
Concubine Chu is the daughter brought up by a wealthy family, and she knew all the possibilities that she would face after becoming a concubine.
Although Princess Chu's heart can't help being sour, she is also generous and virtuous enough to accommodate King Chu's concubines and side concubines.
If the king of Chu begged for that woman to be his side concubine, she would arrange the woman properly, and if the king of Chu didn't beg for the woman, she would not ask more questions.
It's just that Princess Chu didn't expect that when she saw the pair of earrings again, she would see them on Shen Fuxue's body.
Yes, there are many same accessories in this world, the woman that the King of Chu likes may buy the same earrings as the Crown Princess.
But this is too much of a coincidence...
Concubine Chu recalled that on the wedding day when she was having trouble in the bridal chamber, King Chu seemed to be looking at someone. At that time, she thought that King Chu was watching Xi Niang's movements, but now that she thought about it, that was exactly where the princess was.
A coincidence is a coincidence, but with so many coincidences together, it cannot be a coincidence.
There is only one possibility, the king of Chu likes the princess...
Whenever the King of Chu likes any other woman, Princess Chu can come forward to get that woman over, but this is the Crown Princess, the eldest sister-in-law of the King of Chu!
It would be fine if the King of Chu simply admired her, but would the King of Chu have other plans
Thinking of this, Princess Chu raised her eyes to look at the sky, and asked the maid beside her, "Has the lord not come back yet?"
The servant girl replied respectfully: "The prince has not returned yet."
The servant girl was very puzzled, she didn't know what happened to the princess today, she asked someone to wait at the gate of the palace after she returned to the palace, and said that the prince would be invited over as soon as the prince came back.
I don't know what happened.
After about a quarter of an hour, King Chu finally came back.
As soon as Chu Wangfu entered the door, he saw Princess Chu's maid at the door.
Concubine Chu has always been a dignified magistrate, and she has never done anything wrong since she got married, and she has taken care of everything in the house properly. Now that Concubine Chu asks someone to invite him, the King of Chu will definitely go.
The king of Chu went straight to the main room.
Concubine Chu greeted the King of Chu: "I have met the prince in person."
The maids in the room retreated with winks.
"Wangfei, what do you want to say?" King Chu asked.
Princess Chu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said bluntly: "My lord, today I saw that the princess is wearing a pair of jade rabbit earrings."
Princess Chu didn't beat around the bush, but said it straight.
Both of them are smart people, so the King of Chu naturally knew what Princess Chu meant.
Concubine Chu clenched her handkerchief tightly. Just as she was about to persuade the King of Chu, the King of Chu, who was always gentle and never seemed to get angry, changed his expression for the first time.
King Chu lowered his eyelashes, his expression was like ice and snow: "Princess, this is not your business."
The king of Chu took the lead: "You just need to do what a princess should do, otherwise..."
King Chu's words were full of coldness, and he turned and left after speaking.
Concubine Chu stood there in shock, unable to recover for a long time.
Before marrying the King of Chu, the King of Chu in Princess Chu's heart was always as clear as the wind and the moon, speaking softly and being very gentle with others.
But after she got married, Princess Chu discovered that the King of Chu was not as rumored.
Although the King of Chu was still gentle and polite, and treated her with respect, Princess Chu could faintly sense that the King of Chu was very alienated. The so-called gentleness was actually another kind of indifference.
But Princess Chu didn't think too much, she was thinking, after all, King Chu is a prince, and in this huge palace, it's normal to have some disguises, it's a last resort.
Concubine Chu had always thought that in the future she would get along with the King of Chu forever, and that sooner or later, the King of Chu would let go of his heart and have a heart-to-heart with her.
But it wasn't until just now that Princess Chu realized that this was the real King Chu under the gentle appearance.
Princess Chu is a smart person, of course she can understand the meaning behind King Chu—
If she can be a good princess, then there will be no change in the future, and she will still be Princess Chu.
If she dared to leak this news, then the King of Chu would not mind changing to another princess. As for her original princess, who would really care about her...
Princess Chu's fingertips trembled slightly.
Princess Chu's eyes were filled with tears unknowingly.
She never knew that the husband she married was actually such a person.
…
Let's talk about the other side, Emperor Jianning's illness gradually recovered.
After the imperial physician confirmed that Emperor Jianning was completely fine, Lu Shihan resigned from his job of supervising the country and returned to his original position, and Emperor Jianning continued to handle state affairs.
Some time ago, Emperor Jianning really put aside state affairs completely in order to recuperate from his illness. Now that he came back to see, Lu Shihan handled state affairs in an orderly manner, no worse than him.
Emperor Jianning was very pleased, as he deserved to be his favorite heir.
After Emperor Jianning came to court, the first errand he asked Lu Shihan to do was about offering sacrifices to heaven.
The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.
Sacrificing to heaven is a very important ceremony. Only emperors in all dynasties can go to sacrifice in person to show that the emperor is ordered by heaven.
The same is true in the Great Zhou Dynasty, every year the emperor would personally go to sacrifice to heaven.
Although there is still some time before offering sacrifices to heaven, this is a major matter for the family and the country, and there cannot be any mistakes or omissions, and no amount of caution can be overstated.
Now let Lu Shihan prepare for the sacrifice to heaven in advance, so that Emperor Jianning can rest assured.
this day.
Lu Shihan was in the imperial study, explaining to Emperor Jianning the arrangements for offering sacrifices to heaven.
After listening, Emperor Jianning stroked his beard, "Well, it's done very well, Shihan, if you have any doubts, you can ask the Minister of Rites."
Lu Shihan nodded: "Yes, Father."
Emperor Jianning wanted to speak again, but suddenly coughed uncontrollably.
Emperor Jianning's face turned red because of this, as if he couldn't breathe.
Lu Shihan hurried forward, "Father, are you alright?"
After a long while, Emperor Jianning's cough finally stopped: "I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
Lu Shihan frowned, he remembered the dream about his previous life: "Father, my son, I'd better ask the imperial physician to diagnose your pulse."
If Emperor Jianning is really ill, it is better to diagnose and treat it as soon as possible.
Emperor Jianning stopped Lu Shihan: "No need, father's body, father is very clear."
Emperor Jianning breathed a long sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he decided not to hide it from Lu Shihan: "Shihan, there is indeed something wrong with Emperor Father's body, and the imperial doctor can't do anything about it."
As soon as Emperor Jianning finished speaking, Lu Shihan, who had always looked calm, showed a flustered and worried expression for the first time.
Although Emperor Jianning didn't say anything, he still had a lot of complaints in his heart. After all, his son still cared about him, and he didn't love this son in vain.
Emperor Jianning said slowly: "However, Shihan, don't worry, father's body can last for a while, and he won't die for at least a year or two."
Emperor Jianning's illness is the root cause of his illness in his early years. At that time, Xie's family was in charge of the court. He has been living under the shadow of Xie's family for more than ten years. , There is no way to recover.
The Tai Hospital had no choice. Emperor Jianning even sought Taoism and took a lot of elixir, but it still had no effect.
It was precisely because of this that Emperor Jianning was eager to find Lu Shihan back.
He wanted to personally inspect and educate Lu Shihan, and only by handing Da Zhou into Lu Shihan's hands could he feel relieved.
Emperor Jianning looked at Lu Shihan and couldn't help sighing.
Fortunately, this son came back, and fortunately he found a suitable heir, otherwise, he would not let it go even if he died.
Lu Shihan didn't speak, but poured a cup of tea for Emperor Jianning: "Father, you just coughed for a long time, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
Emperor Jianning nodded: "Okay."
Emperor Jianning drank a few sips of tea, and then continued: "Shi Han, Emperor Father called you here today because there is another matter I want to discuss with you."
Emperor Jianning raised his eyes, "This time, I want you to go with my father."
Lu Shihan's movements froze.
Of course Lu Shihan understood what Emperor Jianning meant.
Since ancient times, only the Son of Heaven has the qualification to sacrifice to the Heaven, and now Emperor Jianning wants to take him, the crown prince, to sacrifice to the Heaven, because he just wants to tell the world that he is the next Emperor, and there will be no change.
This is even more secure than canonizing him as the crown prince.
Regarding this matter, Emperor Jianning also thought about it for a long time.
Yes, the imperial doctor said that he could live for a year or two for the time being, but Emperor Jianning was also afraid that something might happen. After all, the human body is the most inexplicable, and anything can happen.
If there is such an eventuality, he wants to make Lu Shihan's future throne more stable, and let all the forces mixed in the muddy water recognize the situation clearly, so he wants to take Lu Shihan to sacrifice to the sky.
After a long while, Lu Shihan lifted his robe and knelt on the ground: "I would like to obey the holy order."
Emperor Jianning nodded: "Okay, get up."
…
Soon, Emperor Jianning told the officials at the court meeting that he was going to take Lu Shihan to sacrifice to heaven.
The civil and military officials certainly understood the meaning of Emperor Jianning's move, but they didn't have any objection, on the contrary, most of them agreed.
To be honest, since Lu Shihan became the prince, he has never made a mistake.
It's all right that no mistakes have been made. Lu Shihan's ability is also exceptional. Not only did he handle Wang Shicheng's case, but he also supervised the country in an orderly manner.
Of course, some officials from other forces are somewhat dissatisfied.
But so what if he was dissatisfied, ever since Lu Shihan became the crown prince, Emperor Jianning loved Lu Shihan very much, and everything showed Emperor Jianning's heart.
These people are not stupid, and since the matter is a foregone conclusion, they will not make useless struggles.
…
Chu Palace.
The king of Chu was sitting in his study, and there were still books newly published by the bookstore on the desk.
Everyone inside and outside the government knew that he liked books, and the bookstore would send them to him first after every new book was printed, and it was the same this time, but King Chu only read a few pages, and couldn't read any more.
The king of Chu looked at the books on the desk, but his eyes had already seen through these books what happened at the court meeting that day.
Born in the royal family, no one understands the meaning of Emperor Jianning better than King Chu.
King Chu just didn't understand.
Obviously his father is such a suspicious person, how could he trust him so much, the eldest brother who has just been found
In fact, when Lu Shihan first became the prince, the King of Chu didn't care much.
Since ancient times, there have been many things where the emperor and the prince are separated and suspicious of each other. How many princes can safely ascend to the throne, let alone a suspicious person like his father.
But King Chu never expected that Emperor Jianning never doubted Lu Shihan, and even trusted him, and now he wanted to take Lu Shihan to sacrifice to heaven.
If he had a chance before, it was completely different now.
Once Lu Shihan really followed Emperor Jianning to sacrifice to heaven, he would be regarded as being ordered by heaven, and everyone in the world would know that Lu Shihan was the only emperor in the future.
Then, no one will continue to support him.
His hard work over the years has all come to naught.
So, he had to stop this.
The King of Chu closed the pages of the book, his gaze was condensed.
In fact, he didn't want to show up by himself, he just wanted to continue to be the prince who had nothing to do with power in everyone's mind, but now he couldn't.
If only his fourth brother could successfully assassinate Lu Shihan back then.
With such a good opportunity, his fourth brother didn't even succeed in the assassination. His straight-tempered fourth brother is really stupid.
As for King Qi...
King Qi is much more knowledgeable about current affairs than King Jin. Ever since King Jin had an accident, King Qi stayed in his mansion and seldom went out.
Now, only he does it himself.
King Chu leaned on the chair and closed his eyes.
After a while, the King of Chu took out a locked brocade box from the drawer of the desk.
The lock tongue of the brocade box popped open, revealing the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine earrings inside.
The King of Chu took out the earrings and stroked them lightly, as if looking at a most precious treasure.
This is the only thing he left related to her, but it cannot be seen in the light of day.
He wanted to own her openly, even for this, he wanted to win the throne.
The King of Chu put the earrings back into the brocade box, his gaze gradually became firm.
…
The sacrifice to heaven is not in the capital, but in the southern suburbs of the capital.
When the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, the Great Sacrifice Hall was established in the southern suburbs of the capital, and the emperors often worshiped the heaven and the earth together in the Great Sacrifice Hall.
The ritual process of offering sacrifices to heaven was extremely cumbersome, and it was impossible to go back and forth that day. The Ministry of Rites had already set up tents in the southern suburbs for the emperor and accompanying officials to stay in the southern suburbs for one night.
When the auspicious time came, Emperor Jianning took Lu Shihan and all the civil and military officials to the southern suburbs in a mighty manner.
For today's sacrifice, Emperor Jianning, Lu Shihan and others had already fasted many days in advance.
And the hearts of the officials of the Ministry of Rites are hanging in their throats.
Worshiping the sky is a very solemn thing, even the direction of the decorations must not be wrong. During the previous court, some officials were punished for placing the decorations in the wrong direction when offering sacrifices to the heavens. They were extremely cautious.
Fortunately, today's entire sacrificial process went smoothly. After Emperor Jianning and Lu Shihan worshiped in the Great Sacrificial Hall, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was considered complete.
All the officials breathed a sigh of relief.
It was getting late at the moment, and all the officials went to the outer tents to rest.
Lu Shihan was in Emperor Jianning's tent.
The weather is clear today and the night sky is exceptionally clear.
Above the southern suburbs, you can clearly see the sky full of stars.
Emperor Jianning became interested, and took Lu Shihan outside to see the stars, while Master Zhang, the head of the Qin Tianjian, accompanied him.
Master Zhang wiped the sweat from his brow.
A month ago, their Qin Tianjian began to measure the quality of the sky on the day of offering sacrifices to the sky. Fortunately, today is a very sunny day, with no wind, rain or cloud.
In this room, Lord Zhang was ordered by Emperor Jianning to explain the stars in the sky.
While talking, Mr. Zhang mentioned Ziweixing.
Since ancient times, Ziwei star has been the emperor's star. The officials of Qin Tianjian, their main task is to observe the stars in the sky, especially Ziwei star.
Now, Ziwei star is guarding it, hanging high in the night sky.
While Mr. Zhang was explaining, the little eunuch suddenly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, His Highness King Chu is out to see you."
Emperor Jianning sat on the stone bench and said, "Tell him to come in."
After a while, the king of Chu entered with the little eunuch.
The king of Chu greeted Emperor Jianning: "My son has met the emperor."
After the King of Chu finished speaking, he bowed to Lu Shihan again: "My younger brother has seen my elder brother."
Emperor Jianning asked King Chu to get up: "Old Wu, you came here late at night, what's the matter?"
The king of Chu said: "I have nothing important to do, but I just heard that my father seemed to be a little sick when he sacrificed to heaven today, so I came to visit my father."
"I'm fine," Emperor Jianning said.
Emperor Jianning said again: "The old fifth came just in time, Jianzheng Zhang just happened to be talking about the constellations, you can stay and listen."
The King of Chu turned his face sideways: "I don't know what Mr. Zhang is talking about?"
Master Zhang said from the side: "Weichen just talked about Ziweixing."
King Chu raised his eyes to the sky when he heard the words, and said calmly, "Why do you feel that the Ziwei star seems to be particularly dim tonight?"
There was silence.
Master Zhang's expression changed even more in shock.
Who knows that Ziwei star is the emperor star, and Ziwei star's dim light means that the emperor is about to die.
What does King Chu mean by this? He is implying that Emperor Jianning is about to die
Emperor Jianning's voice was also a little cold: "Old Wu, what do you mean?"
The king of Chu stood in the court without changing his expression. He said slowly, "I want to say, father, you are getting old and it's time to abdicate."
Not to mention Emperor Jianning and Lu Shihan who were on the side, Mr. Zhang was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
The King of Chu said coldly: "Do it."
As soon as the King of Chu finished speaking, Master Zhang saw all the guards on the side pulling out their knives and aiming at Emperor Jianning and Lu Shihan.
Although Master Zhang belongs to Qin Tianjian, he also knows about the guards in the palace.
Since ancient times, the safety of the emperor has been the most important thing. Therefore, the commander of the imperial city's imperial army has always been the emperor's confidant. Without a confidant, the emperor cannot sleep in peace.
Today, when Emperor Jianning came to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices, he was under the command of Du Yuan, the commander of the imperial city, and all the guards who came here today were under the command of Du Yuan, the commander of the imperial city.
But looking at the current situation, Du Yuan secretly voted for the King of Chu, and these guards were all from the King of Chu.
Du Yuan's rebellion was really unexpected.
It can be said that the southern suburbs are full of people from the king of Chu, and they can't even pass on the news, let alone escape!
King Chu's move was unexpected and hit the vital point directly.
Now that there are no other generals around, the Holy Majesty is in danger, Mr. Zhang can't hold on any longer, he, a little official, actually saw this scene in person, he can't even think about living.
Emperor Jianning sat on the stone bench, his figure remained unchanged, and his voice was full of regret: "Old Wu, are you trying to plot rebellion?"
For the first time, the king of Chu showed his true face, completely different from the virtuous king who was praised by everyone for his breezy wind and bright moon.
The king of Chu looked gloomy: "Yes, father."
He is not like his timid third brother, nor his stupid fourth brother.
Now that you have decided to do it, why not hit it with one blow, so that you can get it done once and for all.
Even if he got rid of Lu Shihan, he would not be able to become the prince immediately, after all, his third brother was ahead of him.
Although his third brother, King Qi, had given up fighting for the throne now, if Lu Shihan "died unexpectedly", he might come out again and compete with him for the crown prince.
Moreover, even if he wins King Qi, what if he becomes the prince
The prince is just living under others.
King Chu knew his father very well, maybe his father trusted Lu Shihan very much, but for him, Emperor Jianning could not trust him as much as he trusted Lu Shihan.
As the prince, he still had to be submissive, and he and Emperor Jianning were suspicious of each other.
That being the case, what is he still doing as the prince? Why can't he be the emperor directly
In the night, the stars are twinkling, unchanged from ancient times, just like the battle for the throne, which has always been endless.
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