Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

Chapter 175 Layout, Pieces

Kyoto.

In an ordinary house.

Qin Wei is sitting opposite Zhao Gao, holding a game of chess.

He has been in the capital for three days. During these three days, he has been reclusive and has never shown his face to the outside world.

However, he has always observed every move in the capital and in the court.

While the two were playing chess, a Luowang member delivered a letter to Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao glanced at it first, then handed it to Qin Wei.

"Your Highness, something happened in Yunyan City."

Qin Wei took the letter and quickly glanced at it.

"As expected."

He was not surprised, nor was he in a hurry, because Zhao Gao had guessed that such a thing might happen before.

Zhao Gao nodded, and said: "According to the information we have collected, someone is deliberately provoking the four northern Rong tribes to invade Dali, and this person is not only connected with the Rong tribe, but also with some powerful forces in the capital. "

"The other side is hiding extremely deeply, but there are still some clues, but we don't know which side they are at the moment."

Qin Wei asked: "There are some dignitaries they contacted."

A strange smile appeared on Zhao Gao's face, and he said, "There are many, Rongguo Duke's Mansion, Ping Wang Mansion, and Ning Wang Mansion!"

"Hmm! Prince Ping's Mansion and Prince Ning's Mansion? How did they get together?" Qin Wei was slightly surprised.

Both Qin Chang'an and Qin Junke want the throne, and they can be said to be life and death enemies. It stands to reason that they should not collude too much.

"Hehe~~" Zhao Gao chuckled lightly, "Cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness. Whether it is King Ping or King Ning, they seem to have been deceived by their own ingenuity."

Qin Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean they are all being fooled by that person."

Zhao Gao nodded, "They all thought they had found a good murder weapon, but they seem to have forgotten that this murder weapon is not a dead thing, but a conspiracy with ulterior motives."

When Qin Wei heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

He understood what Zhao Gao meant, it was nothing more than mutual use, Qin Changping and Qin Jun were deceived.

But then again, since they are all taking advantage of each other, it means that no one has ever trusted anyone, so how can there be deception?
In fact, Qin Changping and Qin Jun can't be blamed for this, because the rules of the Dali court are like this, the princes in the court cannot really control the military power, and can only win over the generals in the army by means of wooing.

They can't command the innate warriors either, Qing Fushan only obeys Lihuang's will, they can befriend Qing Fushan's innate warriors, but they can't order them directly.

There is no strong man, no army, these princes want to do things, they can only rely on external forces.

And a powerful force, even if they can't believe it, they will not give up, but will try to win them over as much as possible.

This was a helpless move, and Qin Wei was not surprised by it.

If he doesn't have a Yitian chessboard and no chess pieces, then he may only be like Qin Changping and Qin Jun, trying his best to fool some people and forces that can be used.

"The situation in Yunyan City is very dangerous." Zhao Gao said.

Qin Wei sighed, "The water in the distance can't quench the thirst in the near, we can't help now, we can only rely on Yu Wencheng himself."

Before Zhao Gao had guessed that there would be changes in the royal courts in the north or west, but he could not be sure that it was Yunyan City, otherwise Qin Wei would not have put Yuwen Chengdu in danger.

Qin Wei could do nothing about this, he only hoped that Yu Wencheng would survive.

In fact, Zhao Gao didn't care about these things, he just mentioned something casually, then changed his words, and asked, "Then what is your Highness planning to do next?"

Qin Wei pondered. He naturally wanted to fight for the throne, but he didn't have a specific plan for how to fight for it.

The situation in Kyoto is responsible, and only Lihuang can decide the succession to the throne. He hopes that he can inherit the throne in a legitimate way, but now he can't even show up in Kyoto, let alone pursue what is justified.

"What do you think this king should do?" Qin Wei threw this question to Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao held the chess piece and dropped it, and said calmly: "It depends on what Your Highness wants."

"Naturally, it is the throne of Shengtian Palace." Qin Wei did not hide his ambition at all.

Hearing this, Zhao Gao said with an indistinct smile on the corner of his mouth, "Then find a way to become the crown prince."

"But this can only be decided by His Majesty, and it is difficult for us to change His Majesty's attitude now." Qin Wei said with some headaches.

This is the biggest problem he is facing now, who is the new emperor, all have Li Huang's single-minded determination.

But Lihuang's impression of him has always been that of a young man, and he has never considered him at all.

However, Zhao Gao said indifferently: "Who is the new emperor is not decided by His Majesty, but by the secret decree."

"Ok!"

Qin Wei looked at him in surprise.

Zhao Gao continued: "The rules established by His Majesty himself, after his death, will be announced in a secret way who will ascend the throne and become the new emperor."

"That is to say, whoever is written in the secret decree will be the new emperor."

Qin Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Are you planning to tamper with the secret decree?"

"This should be the easiest way." Zhao Gao said.

Qin Wei's expression moved slightly, this is a good way.

"But if you want to tamper with the secret decree, you must get rid of Eunuch Lu."

Zhao Gao nodded and said: "The slave is already attacking Eunuch Luo, as long as he can solve Eunuch Luo, Eunuch Lu will be next."

Qin Wei shook his head slightly, and said: "Eunuch Lu is not so easy to deal with, he has no descendants."

Zhao Gao said with a smile: "But he is a warrior. And he is also an innate warrior!"

Qin Wei's eyes moved slightly, he knew this.

He didn't know it before, but since Cao Zhengchun entered the imperial city, he has already realized that Eunuch Lu is a congenital warrior.

"You want to seduce him with martial arts?"

Zhao Gao shook his head, and said: "No, as the saying goes, a bystander is clear, Eunuch Lu knows His Highness far better than His Majesty."

"We just need to let him know that His Highness is the most suitable new emperor."

Qin Wei nodded slightly. He had more contact with Eunuch Lu than Lihuang, and Eunuch Lu, who is in charge of the Imperial City Division, must know a lot about him.

And changing Eunuch Lu's attitude is much easier than changing Lihuang's attitude.

"If we can win Eunuch Lu's trust, we may be able to change His Majesty's attitude through Eunuch Lu, and we won't need to tamper with the secret order."

Zhao Gao continued: "Of course, the secret decree is our last line of defense. If the final result is unsatisfactory, then we can only make a fuss about the secret decree."

Qin Wei played with the chess pieces in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Zhao Gao's strategy is very good, and it can ensure to the greatest extent that he can obtain the right to inherit the throne in a legitimate way. Although it is not easy to accomplish this, at present, there is no better way than this strategy.

"The secret decree is the last line of defense, but we still need an insurance." Qin Wei thought for a while and said.

"Your Highness?" Zhao Gao asked.

Qin Wei said: "The [-]th Regiment Battalion."

The [-]th Regiment Battalion is responsible for the imperial guards in the capital. Apart from the Tianwu Guards in the imperial city, the [-]th Regiment Battalion is the most important.

"My lord has some friendship with Li Ji!" Qin Wei's lips curled up slightly.

When he left Beijing, Li Ji personally saw him off and gave him a favor.

Qin Wei reckoned that it would be impossible for Li Ji to rebel, but if he could support him in fighting for the throne, it would still be possible.

Li Ji is a smart man. He had already made a choice at the beginning, and now he has no reason to change his choice.

Zhao Gao grabbed a handful of chess pieces and placed them on the board one by one.

"Qing Fushan, you can ignore it for the time being. Without Lihuang's order, they will not interfere in the affairs of the court, and as long as we can control the line of defense of the secret decree, then they will not become our stumbling block."

"In the imperial city, Eunuch Lu's attitude is very important. He is the most trusted person of His Majesty."

"In the court, the Governor's Mansion is controlled by nobles, but currently the Governor's Mansion is the most chaotic, and most of the nobles have already found their masters, but their choice is not important, the most important thing is Li Ji."

"As for the court, His Highness may still need to win Ji Yuanchen over."

Zhao Gao placed the chess pieces one by one on the chessboard, and each chess piece represented the current people and forces in the capital.

Qin Wei looked at the chess piece representing Ji Yuanchen, and nodded slightly.

Yan Zhen could not tell, Ji Yuanchen was the most prestigious civil servant in the court.

As for matters like the succession of the throne, the attitude of civil servants is also very important.

After all, the pens of civil servants are sometimes sharper than the swords and guns of military officers.

If they don't agree with you, you will most likely become a rebel who will be condemned by everyone in the world.

"Eunuch Lu, Li Ji, Ji Yuanchen!" Qin Wei read softly, these three people are very important, if they can be subdued, it will be very easy for Qin Wei to inherit the throne.

Of course, this is when Qing Fushan is ignored.

In fact, the attitudes of Li Xun and Yan Zhen are also very important, but they live in seclusion on Qingfu Mountain after all, and many things can bypass them.

"Find a way for me to meet Li Ji first." Qin Wei said.

Compared with the other two, Qin Wei has more confidence in winning over Li Ji.

"Well, the servant will arrange it later."

Zhao Gao responded, and then asked again: "Then where is Eunuch Lu?"

"Let Wang An try it out." Qin Wei said.

Cao Zhengchun couldn't reveal it, but Wang An could. In fact, it was not a secret in the Imperial City Division that Wang An took refuge in him. After all, Wang An used the Imperial City Division to do many things for him before, and Eunuch Lu should have known about it long ago.

As for Ji Yuanchen, Qin Wei also has some ideas, but his ideas are still a little immature, and he needs to think about it.

"Do you have contact with Wang Shouren?" He asked suddenly.

Zhao Gao shook his head, "No!"

Wang Shouren had just returned to the capital from Yunzhou with Yan Zhen a few days ago, and he had never had a chance to get in touch with Wang Shouren.

Qin Wei tapped the chessboard lightly and said, "Find a way to send a message to him and let him enter the court as an official."

At this time, it seemed that Wang Shouren was not in a hurry to enter the court as an official. After all, it was impossible for Wang Shouren to hold any high-level official position in the first place.

But Wang Shouren was Yan Zhen's closed disciple, and he was also a Confucianism cultivator.

The official rank cannot be too high, but some positions are still very important, such as the housekeeper of the cabinet system.

The housekeeper who made the edict, from the official position of the seventh rank, is in charge of making edicts, imperial edicts, edicts, books, inscriptions, jade letters, sermons, stele foreheads, inscriptions, exposing posts and other confidential documents.

Although this position is not high-ranking and has no powers, it just writes edicts as usual, but in the cabinet, he is responsible for writing confidential documents.

Qin Wei just wanted Wang Shouren to enter the cabinet and serve as the housekeeper of the imperial edict. He didn't ask him to do big things, he just needed him to monitor Ji Yuanchen and the cabinet.

With Wang Shouren's current status and background, if he wants to enter the cabinet and serve as a member of Zhongshushe, it should not be difficult.

(End of this chapter)