Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 392 Do You Really Know About The Crown Prince Controversy? (seeking subscription)

The weather has turned cooler.

Xianyang City was not affected too much.

The streets and alleys in the city are still crowded with people, but compared to the past, there are a lot less people.

Zhao house.

Take a rest today.

After Zhao Gao came back from Xunshou, he was very quiet all the time, and he rarely even went to Huhai. He stayed at home all day except in the palace, living in secluded places.

Noon is approaching.

His younger brother Zhao Cheng suddenly came to the house.

Zhao Gao had a cold face, dissatisfied with Zhao Cheng's rash behavior.

Zhao Gao shouted: "You have an official position now, why are you so edgy when you walk and do things? Your elder brother and I are not taken seriously now. If you commit crimes outside again, I will not be able to protect you."

Zhao Cheng hurriedly said:
"Brother, why are you still so calm?"

"The reason why I'm so anxious this time is because I think my brother."

"Not long ago, the new official office set up by the imperial court, Skynet, and the order of Skynet came to Yushi Yi suddenly. He asked about his brother and the alchemist Xu Sheng, and I just went to investigate secretly. Besides looking for me, Yi , I also found an official who is familiar with my brother, I was worried that the government seemed to be investigating my brother, so I hurried over to inform my brother."

"Brother, what did you do?"

"And what happened to Xu Sheng? It seems that I didn't see him come back this time."

heard.

Zhao Gao frowned slightly, and then relaxed it.

In a cold voice:
"Don't be so surprised."

"Your brother, what do I care about? Is it just a eunuch who is not valued? What can I do?"

"But something happened to Xu Sheng. He defected, and he was also involved in a secret case. It's just that this case has not been solved. I'm afraid Yi came here for this case." Speaking of this, Zhao Gao's eyes were cloudy, and he He asked, "What did you say to Yi?"

Zhao Chengdao:
"I don't even know what happened, how can I dare to tell the truth?"

"I just can't tell you about the relationship between brother and Xu Sheng. I didn't have much contact with him in the past, so I just fooled it. But I don't know what other people will say. Brother, Xu Sheng's matter is very serious?"

Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes slightly.

He looked at Zhao Cheng coldly.

snorted coldly:
"What do you say?"

"Skynet is His Majesty's new official office."

"The specifics of what they do are not yet known to the outside world, but it may be related to the secret work back then. These people are His Majesty's eyes and ears. If it wasn't for the seriousness of Xu Sheng's crimes, it was even serious enough to make His Majesty worry." We must be concerned, His Majesty will expose Skynet to the eyes of the world so easily?"

"As for exactly what Xu Sheng did."

Zhao Gao paused for words.

Quietly said:
"Have you heard about the attack in Lu County?"

Zhao Cheng was taken aback, and said in a deep voice: "This has been known all over the world. I'm not deaf. How could I not have heard of it? Isn't it Qin Luoheng's assassination? Qin Luoheng is really lucky. He was not killed, if he died, the chances of Mr. Hu Hai's success will increase greatly."

"But what does this have to do with Xu Sheng?"

"Could it be." Zhao Cheng didn't react slowly, he raised his head abruptly, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

Zhao Gao nodded.

Said:

"You guessed right."

"It was Xu Sheng who told the news to the nobles of the six countries, which led to the attack in Lu County."

"It's just that Xu Sheng probably expected that something would happen to him, so after leaking the secret, he fled directly, and now he is even missing, but he is plotting against the ten sons of the Great Qin Dynasty. How can you not care?"

"As for Yi's investigation"

"It's because Xu Sheng shouldn't know some things, so His Majesty concluded that there are his accomplices in the court."

"So we have been sending people to investigate."

"I have had some contact with Xu Sheng in the past, so naturally I am also in the queue of suspicion."

"But don't be overly surprised. This matter has nothing to do with your brother and me. I have been neglected now. Why do I do such a risky thing? And you are doing the right thing. There are some things that cannot be said in too much detail. Now it is not like before, if they really want to frame you, if you say something wrong, it is very likely to cause trouble."

Zhao Cheng nodded.

laughed:

"Of course I understand that."

"It's just brother, now that Qin Luoheng's identity is obvious, after he regains his identity, the position of crown prince may also be confirmed. At that time, Mr. Hu Hai will have no chance. Elder brother has devoted so much to Hu Hai. So much painstaking effort, isn't it all in vain? It would be great if Qin Luoheng could be killed in that raid."

Zhao Cheng's eyes were a little dark.

As Zhao Gao's younger brother, he naturally knows how much Zhao Gao has done and put in effort to help Hu Hai get to the top position, but Hu Hai's starting point, power and even talent cannot be compared with Fu Su and Qin Luoheng, and they They didn't have much contact with Qin Luoheng, and there was even a faint rivalry. If Qin Luoheng was in power, how could they end up well?
Now that Zhao Gao was left out in the cold, he could already feel the change in the attitude of the officials in the government office. When Qin Luoheng came to power, the Zhao family might lose power completely. By then, their good days might be completely over.

Is he really unwilling?
heard.

Zhao Gao sneered.

Disdain:
"Qin Luoheng's superior prince?"

"How easy is that?"

"Right now Fusu is indeed not taken seriously. The outside world once rumored that Qin Luoheng was the most suitable candidate for the crown prince, but that was just a figment of the outside world, and it was not realistic at all. Fusu is no longer taken seriously, but he is the eldest son after all. His identity is enough to bring him a lot of convenience in fighting for reserves, not to mention that behind Fusu is the Chu faction."

"Will they be willing to let Qin Luoheng take over?"

Zhao Cheng was taken aback.

Surprised: "Brother, what do you mean the eldest son will not give up, and will continue to fight with Qin Luoheng?"

Zhao Gao sneered, and said indifferently: "It's not that I give up, but I will definitely fight. Even the eldest son actually has an advantage over Qin Luoheng. Behind Qin Luoheng is the Guanzhong clan, but behind the eldest son, there is not only the Chu family." Power, and in order to balance the court, His Majesty will not rush to appoint the crown prince."

"The water in the court hall is muddy."

"I didn't understand it before, but I've calmed down recently, and then I can see some clues."

"The battle for the crown prince in the Great Qin Dynasty is actually an open and secret struggle between the Guanzhong clan and the officials of the six regions. The conflict between the two has a long history. When I first served His Majesty, there was an incident of expelling guests. That time, the Guanzhong clan took the lead. , you were young at the time, and there are some things I haven't told you about."

"At that time, the Guanzhong clan was talking about the people of Qin ruling Qin!"

"Of course, the old Qin people do have the qualifications to say this. After all, most of Qin's territory was conquered by the old Qin people at that time. After the world is unified, the people of Qin should naturally govern it. This was the view of many old Qin people at that time, especially after Qin Luoheng was born, this idea was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"At that time, His Majesty gradually took charge of the government, activated the Guanzhong clan on a large scale, and deliberately reduced the influence of the Huayang Empress Dowager, Lu Buwei, Xiong Qi and other six places of origin. , The so-called expulsion order is actually a power struggle between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager Huayang, Lu Buwei and others."

"With the issuance of the order to expel guests, officials from the original six places began to be targeted. The Guanzhong clan's voice in the court has greatly increased. Behind the Guanzhong clan is His Majesty. The increase in the Guanzhong clan's voice naturally means that His Majesty's power After the increase, after His Majesty takes control of the court, there will be a follow-up Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests."

"Your Majesty seems to have come to his senses, but in fact, His Majesty has never thought about implementing the order to evict guests."

"It was precisely because of the order to drive away guests that all of Lu Buwei's followers were expelled from the court. Since then, Lu Buwei has completely lost power, and some of Lu Buwei's followers were unwilling to reconcile themselves, so they directly betrayed Lu Buwei and took refuge in His Majesty. Among them, the king Wan, Li Si, Mao Jiao and others, but there may be other reasons why they were directly used by His Majesty."

"You have basically heard about what happened in the future."

"Lao Ai rebelled, Lu Buwei was demoted, and then committed suicide by drinking poison. The Empress Dowager Huayang died of illness. Since then, officials from the Guanzhong clan or the six places can only choose Your Majesty. Your Majesty has completely controlled the power of the court."

"But also from then on."

"Officials from the Guanzhong clan and those from the six regions are wrong."

"The two have been fighting openly and secretly in the court."

"In the past when Lu Buwei and the Empress Dowager Huayang were here, the Guanzhong clan was always squeezed out and suppressed. After the book of expelling guests, the Guanzhong clan began to gain an advantage. With the beginning of the progress of the unification of the world, the Guanzhong clan completely suppressed the six lands. Stabilize the court and prevent the Guanzhong clan from becoming more tyrannical, so His Majesty promoted Xiong Qi, Wang Wan, Li Si, Feng Quji and others, but it is still difficult to stop the Guanzhong clan from becoming stronger."

"If there is no accident, when the world is unified, the Guanzhong clan will completely occupy the court, and the six clans will also be completely driven out of the court. The Guanzhong clan lost control, Xiong Qi's rebellion and a series of dizzying events, when everything calmed down, the strength of the Guanzhong clan was directly interrupted."

"The court has regained its balance."

"It's just that the Six Lands Clan has been suppressed by the Guanzhong clan for so long, how can there be no complaints in my heart? That's why a large number of Guanzhong clans were subsequently impeached, and eventually demoted and relocated. After that, the Six Lands Clan once again occupied the court. But the open and covert struggle between the two has never stopped, but after the death of the ten sons, the Guanzhong clan no longer has the capital to compete with the Six Lands, so they can only keep retreating."

"But is this what the Guanzhong clan wants?"

"Now that the ten sons are not dead, and they are even extremely outstanding, the Guanzhong clan is bound to be involved in a comeback, but how can the Liudi family give away their great advantages to others? There are only so many positions in the court, and there are many Guanzhong clans. Naturally, the land lineage will be less, and you think that the battle for the crown prince is just a battle between Fusu and Qin Luoheng, but it is not at all."

"The battle for the crown prince is actually a battle between the Guanzhong clan and the six clans."

"None of them would give in."

"Even if Fusu doesn't want to fight, the six lands behind him will push Fusu up. No one can easily give up the power in his hands. I, Zhao Gao, can't do it, and neither can other courtiers. They're even more power-hungry than I am."

"Qin Luoheng's identity will be announced to the world."

"Until then"

"The battle for the crown prince has just begun."

Zhao Gao's eyes were slightly closed, and there were bursts of cold light in his eyes.

In fact, he hadn't thought about these things clearly before, and it was also during this period of time that he lost power. He had time to calm down, and then he wanted to understand everything that happened in the past. Nothing happened to Qin Luoheng back then, no matter if it was the Guanzhong clan or the Six Land Clan, they would all fall to Qin Luoheng in the end.

And this is also the reason why Wei Si plotted against Qin Luoheng.

With Qin Luoheng's 'death', the form of the court changed greatly, and Fusu became the biggest contender for the heir apparent, and Fusu had some blood from the Chu lineage, which would naturally make the Liudi lineage Officials from the six regions are closer to Qin Luoheng. Originally, the officials from the six regions turned to Qin Luoheng just to avoid being further suppressed by the Guanzhong clan. Expelled from the ruling and opposition parties.

This difference is too big.

If you can control the power yourself, who wants to look at other people's faces?
However, no matter how fierce the competition between the Guanzhong Clan and the Six Lands is, it has nothing to do with him. It is no longer possible for him to vote for either side, and it is absolutely impossible for the two sides to accept him.

He is just a eunuch.

It's just a eunuch who is not reused.

He doesn't have the time to think so much now, but now, he only hopes that his leak will not be investigated. If it is really found out, he may be killed immediately and imprisoned by the five clans.

Zhao Gao thought in his heart, then shook his head.

He didn't think Yi could find out.

He was very cautious in what he did that time, and the outside world could not find any obvious flaws, unless Xu Sheng was caught, but the Lu County incident has erupted for so long, Xu Sheng may have known the seriousness of the situation long ago, and he would not dare to be in front of others. Appear.

And he dared not tell anyone about it, even his younger brother.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao felt at ease.

Zhao Cheng obviously hasn't woken up from Zhao Gao's words.

The whole person stood aside.

Zhao Gao snorted coldly, and Zhao Cheng woke up instantly.

Zhao Gao said:
"It's good to be clear about these things, don't get involved, let alone talk about them."

"The affairs of the court can only be seen through, but cannot be revealed."

"do you know?"

"Understood." Zhao Cheng nodded hastily.

Zhao Gao's eyes turned around, as if he remembered something, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The people of Skynet, besides you, who else are they looking for? Tell me everything you know."

Zhao Cheng's heart trembled.

Hastily said:
"I came in a bit of a hurry and didn't ask too much. I was mainly worried about arousing the other party's suspicion. The only ones I know right now are Yan Le, Yu Shide, and the fifth doctor Zhao Hai. , I will go back and check later.”

Zhao Gao said with a gloomy face:

"When you go down to investigate, be more cautious."

"It's never a big mistake to be careful!"

"Your brother, I can't bear anything now."

Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, I can handle this matter clearly."

(End of this chapter)