From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 405

Zhou Yuan, the Marquis of Zhongwu, had been secretly in love with the shaman princess for a long time. He could not resist the temptation of power, money and beauty, and finally colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. He planned peace talks and marriage with the shaman princess, and finally succeeded in killing the king by hiding gunpowder in the Buddha statue.

This news spread throughout the capital in an instant, shocking the world, and countless people were stunned.

They did not believe that the war god of the Jin Dynasty, the Marquis of Zhongwu, would eventually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country to assassinate His Majesty, but the real evidence was in front of them, and the logic of the case was extremely clear. Who dared not believe it?

The key point was that there was no one in the Marquis of Zhongwu’s mansion, and Zhou Yuan’s family had actually fled in advance, which further confirmed his regicide and rebellion.

Prince Fu's face was extremely gloomy, and he frowned and said, "You mean, none of Zhou Yuan's family members were caught?"

Qiu Ying gritted his teeth and said, "This Zhou Yuan is really cunning. Although he didn't guess our specific plan, he still had a bad feeling and sent his family out of the city yesterday."

"For the prince's important matter, we dare not alert the enemy and can only follow behind."

"But we just received news that the spies who followed have been killed. The other party's methods are very straightforward. It is obviously the work of a martial arts master."

Prince Fu waved his hand and said, "How can we cut the grass without removing the roots? Let Xiao Que take 500 Jinyiwei to chase them. They must be killed. They have female relatives and can't run fast."

Qiu Ying nodded and said, "I obey your command."

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

Prince Fu saw what he was thinking and said calmly, "There is no rush to deal with Xiong Kuohai and Wang Ang. They have their own confidants and followers. If they are killed now, it will be easy for Jinyiwei to be in chaos."

"Now, suppressing Shenjing depends entirely on the imperial guards. It is not the right time yet."

Qiu Ying smiled awkwardly and whispered, "Your Majesty is wise. It is the subordinate who is impatient."

Until Qiu Ying left, Prince Fu was silent for a moment before finally laughing out loud.

His laughter was hearty and wanton. Finally, finally, the final throne belonged to him, and he was the final winner.

"I am the master of this world! I am the direct descendant of the Chen royal family!"

"Guan Miaoshan, you think you have planned everything, can you predict that Zhou Yuan will harm you!"

"I am more legitimate than you in the position of emperor, and I will do better than you!"

He stood up, strode out, and took the imperial guards and entered the palace directly.

The eight thousand imperial guards had completely withdrawn, guarding the Ziwei Palace together with the inner guards, and simply ignored other places.

The imperial guards took over the palace ban. Prince Fu came to the front of the Ziwei Palace and said in a deep voice: "Get out of the way, I want to go in to see His Majesty!"

The commander of the imperial guards said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, no one can enter the Ziwei Palace without His Majesty's order."

"How dare you!"

Prince Fu was furious: "Your Majesty is ill. As a member of the royal family and a prince of the current dynasty, can't I go to visit him?"

The commander of the imperial guards said proudly: "Your Majesty, please go back. His Majesty is recovering from his injuries and will not see anyone."

Prince Fu said coldly: "Do you want me to bring all the officials to ask for an audience with His Majesty?"

As soon as the voice fell, a cold voice came: "It's useless for you to bring anyone with you. His Majesty said he won't see him, and he won't see him."

Xiaozhuang, holding a knife, had a murderous aura on his body that was simply soaring into the sky.

Prince Fu opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say anything harsh.

Over the years, he has sent countless assassins, including strong men from the rivers and lakes, foreign monks from abroad, warriors from the grasslands, and all kinds of masters. However, entering the palace is like a drop in the ocean, and not even a wave can be stirred up.

Prince Fu knew very well that it was because the woman in front of him was too strong, so strong that it was unfathomable.

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, he sent people to assassinate Zhou Yuan who came to Beijing. This woman killed hundreds of good fighters by herself. Her internal strength was as deep as the sea, and it was really difficult to deal with.

Prince Fu was silent, and finally did not speak, and turned away.

Anyway, Guan Miaoshan is dead, and this king wants to see how long they can drag it out.

After all, there are still many things to do. To stabilize the court, you have to meet Yang Guozhong and other cabinet ministers first. Only when they appear can they calm down the civil and military officials.

Moreover, it is not known whether Qiu Huan will be able to take over the Beijing Camp smoothly. The Three Thousand Camp and the Shenji Camp should not be a problem, but the Five Army Camp is the only problem.

There is really no other way, so I can only ask Lord Song to come out.

For a whole day, Prince Fu visited the five cabinet ministers. Although he did not say it explicitly, he only mentioned the matter of stabilizing the court. But they were all shrewd people. Everyone seemed to understand that the country was going to change hands.

But everything is not as expected. Qiu Ying returned to the palace with a shabby face and gritted his teeth and said, "Prince, Zhou Yuan's family has been lost."

Prince Fu raised his head and frowned, saying, "Five hundred Tiqi couldn't catch up."

Qiu Ying said: "There are many landslides on the official road to the south of Shenjing. It can be seen that it was caused by human beings. It was probably last night. It will take us at least two days to clean up these landslides, so we chose to take a detour, but the other party has disappeared without a trace. I don't know where they went. "

Fu Wang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Creating landslides? How many people are helping this Zhou Yuan!"

Qiu Ying whispered: "It has been checked clearly. It was done by the people of Beicheng Bingmasi. They are loyal to Zhou Yuan and seem to have received Zhou Yuan's orders long ago. "

Fu Wang said coldly: "When Qiu Huan completely controls the Beijing Camp, I will kill all the beasts of Wucheng Bingmasi!"

As soon as the voice fell, someone came in from outside, half-knelt down, and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, Qiu Huan was injured and was carried to the Imperial Hospital."

"What?"

Fu Wang couldn't help but be furious and said: "What's wrong with him! "

The man smiled bitterly and said, "He went to the Fifth Army Camp, wanted to take over the power, announced Zhou Yuan's crimes, and then... was surrounded and beaten by the furious Fifth Army Camp soldiers, and was almost beaten to death."

King Fu said sternly, "Whoever started it first, catch him and kill him!"

"Song Wu."

"Wait, don't deal with it yet."

King Fu felt a headache, it seemed that winning over Lord Song had become the key to the matter.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the Zhenguo Mansion!"

King Fu brought Qiu Ying and Xiao Que, prepared enough gifts, and came to the Zhenguo Mansion.

He saw Song Shanao sitting in the old man's chair as he wished. The white-haired old man was dozing off, like a dying lion, and had long lost his original majesty.

King Fu did not dare to despise the old man, and bowed slightly and said, "Is the old Duke in good health? "

Song Shan'ao opened his eyes and smiled, "Your Highness Prince Fu, please sit down. You are also a rare guest. This is your first time to visit our Duke's Mansion in these years."

Prince Fu hurriedly said, "I am ashamed to say that I have been busy with official duties in these years and have never come to visit the old Duke."

Song Shan'ao nodded and said, "Why do you think of visiting an old man like me today?"

Prince Fu pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Old Duke, you are a smart man. I don't want to beat around the bush, I just want to speak frankly."

"Now that His Majesty has been assassinated, the Great Jin is in chaos and there is no leader. As the head of the royal family, I can't watch the Great Jin continue in chaos!"

"Please help me take charge of the Beijing Camp and the Five City Military Department, suppress the Divine Capital, and stabilize the court." "

Song Shan'ao laughed. He didn't even stand up. He just sighed and said, "Chen Shou, Chen Shou, I, Song Shan'ao, have been a minister for three dynasties. My loyalty to the Great Jin Dynasty is known to all."

"So you have to understand that I only listen to the orders of Your Majesty, and not to the orders of anyone else."

"As for who is Your Majesty, that is the business of the Chen royal family and has nothing to do with me."

"This is the reason why I can live to this day despite my great achievements."

King Fu was overjoyed when he heard this. He was very satisfied with this result.

As long as he ascended the throne smoothly, Song Shan'ao would fully support him. This is much better than getting no support.

He immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, old Duke. The old Duke's loyalty to the Great Jin Dynasty is deeply remembered by the little king and is particularly moved. "