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Chapter 1693 The Family's Plan
Wang Wei's words seemed very confident, which gave the aristocratic people present a sense of confidence.
There is no way, this King Ji is too evil, he is like a monster.
From ancient times to the present, there have been some child prodigies, and some people who can get along well with the powerful.
But I have never heard of a child who can compete with all the noble families and play them in the palm of his hand.
The noble families and aristocratic families have already determined that the incident of the magic pearl was done by Prince Ji.
Although there was no evidence, the gold and the Indian merchant had not been found over the years.
That was gold that the aristocratic families and nobles had accumulated for who knows how many years.
Just because of a small glass bead, all the gold was stolen.
For all the nobles and aristocratic families, this is a great shame and humiliation.
The hemp cloth incident and the matter of establishing a chamber of commerce, they have been cheated of countless amounts of money by King Ji over the years.
They never expressed this anger.
Now that I have finally caught an opportunity, how can I let it go?
"That's right, we have been planning for so many years, isn't it just to wait for this opportunity?
We cannot make any mistakes no matter what. Even if we can't take his life, we must demote him to a commoner.
We will have plenty of ways to retaliate against him by then, and we can torture him in any way we want."
Cui Renzhi said gloomily that he was beaten by Li Shen in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. If he had not been thick-skinned, he would have committed suicide long ago.
This humiliation made his hatred for Li Shen no less than that for Wang Weiqu.
"Having said that, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen by then."
Just as everyone was imagining the consequences for Prince Ji, Lu Chengqing said something discouraging.
"Brother Lu, why do you say that? What could have happened? Are you saying that Your Majesty is bending the law for personal gain?"
Wang Wei looked over, and the others also looked at Lu Chengqing.
Lu Chengqing was calm and composed, with no change on his face. He asked:
"Everyone, do you know why His Majesty dotes on Prince Ji so much?"
"Haven't we already speculated on this issue before? Prince Ji can make money for the royal family and solve many of your majesty's problems.
What’s more important is that Prince Ji can contain our family.
This is one of the methods your majesty uses against our family." Cui Renzhi looked at Lu Chengqing with some doubts and said.
Everyone knows that the aristocratic families had conducted a comprehensive analysis of Prince Ji.
Cui Renzhi didn't understand why Lu Chengqing asked this.
Lu Chengqing continued:
“Brother Cui is right, and this is just what we think. There may be some unknown reasons.
Duke Zhao once said that Prince Ji was a knife left by His Majesty for the Crown Prince, and that he would play a crucial role at the critical moment.
So do you think, His Majesty will let us cut this knife so easily?"
Lu Chengqing glanced at everyone after he finished speaking.
Everyone was lost in thought.
After a long while, Zheng Jingsi raised his head and said:
"Brother Lu, do you think that His Majesty can personally issue an order to pardon Prince Ji?
If this is the case, the court officials will not agree.
Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of being recorded in history and being cursed by future generations?"
“Brother Zheng is right, and I also thought that His Majesty would not do so.
Everyone knows that after Xuanwu Gate, His Majesty attached great importance to his reputation.
Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than twenty years and is respected by all the people. How could he ruin his lifelong reputation for Prince Ji?
I'm afraid that even the crown prince wouldn't be treated this way." Cui Renzhi echoed.
They all knew that Li Shimin was very concerned about his reputation, because he had obtained the throne in an illegitimate way, by killing his brother and forcing his father to take the throne.
This has always bothered Li Shimin.
In order to restore his reputation over the years, Li Shimin has been conscientious and diligent in performing his duties.
Cui Renzhi's words were agreed by others. The emperor was ruthless, and the royal family was also ruthless.
This is a truth that has been learned since ancient times.
For the throne, the father can be killed, the brothers can be killed, and the descendants can also be killed.
"Ah~~" Seeing that everyone agreed, Lu Chengqing sighed, "I hope my guess is wrong.
Otherwise, our plan that has been planned for so long will be wasted."
Everyone could see Lu Chengqing's worry. Cui Renzhi consoled him:
“Don’t worry, as long as we don’t let Prince Ji sever his ties with Wang Wencheng, Prince Ji will not escape punishment.
We just act according to the plan.
Murdering an imperial official is considered treason, and we are determined to execute Prince Ji.
At that time, Duke Zhao will come forward to persuade and demote Prince Ji to a commoner and send him into exile. I believe Your Majesty will agree to this in order to save Prince Ji’s life.”
"That's right, in order to save Prince Ji's life and avoid being in the spotlight, Your Majesty will definitely agree.
After this is over, we will find a way to transfer Prince Ji back." Wang Wei agreed.
"So we have to get rid of Prince Ji before he rises to power. He is just a commoner. Even if His Majesty blames him, what can he do?"
Zheng Jingsi replied with a smile.
Several people talked about the entire plan one by one.
Everyone knows that Li Shen has nothing to do with the events in Xizhou, but there is no evidence to prove it.
“Okay, we just need to proceed according to the plan, and we also need to get the other nobles to stand on our side.
At the last moment, he stood up and killed Prince Ji." Wang Weiqu said.
"As for Duke Zhao, I'll have to trouble Brother Lu to talk to him. You're the Minister of the Left, so it'll be easier for you to talk to him.
Duke Zhao cannot just sit back and reap the benefits.
And you..." Cui Renzhi looked at the person in the corner, who hadn't said a word from beginning to end.
"Please give me your instructions, Censor Cui." The man stood up and saluted.
"Brother Li, you don't have to be polite. We are all in the same boat. Please tell your master when you return.
We have already made all the preparations, and he cannot just stand by and watch. He should ask his officials to stand up and support us.
Whether it will succeed depends on this time.
What's more, he got the most benefits and he did all the work." Cui Renzhi looked at the man and said with a fake smile.
"Please rest assured, my master will never stand idly by. He will also use all his strength. After all, King Ji is the enemy of all of us.
You all know that my master has a deep hatred for King Ji, so he naturally wants to see what happens to King Ji. "The man smiled and looked at the Shi family.
"That's good, he was the mastermind behind this, and we are just assisting.
In the end, he was the one who benefited.
Go back and tell him about Xizhou's affairs. It's best to do it perfectly so that no one can catch you."
Wang Wei nodded.
"That's it, we don't need to care about King Ji, whether it's true or not has nothing to do with us.
It is estimated that people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will return from Xizhou in the next few days.
Everything will go according to plan then.”
Finally, Cui Renzhi stood up and made a summary, and the others also stood up. The matter was discussed and everyone left the Wang family compound.