I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World

"My son-in-law knows he's wrong. In the future, it's up to his father-in-law to decide what to do."

Zhao Xian showed embarrassment, because he was judged by Emperor Hongchang as being stupid by nature and too useless.

After becoming an adult, Zhao Xian always wanted to prove himself by doing things, but ended up in confinement.

"My old bones can't last long. When His Highness has settled down in his seat, I will beg for the bones to go home for the elderly."

Zhang Zhengyang has been calculating gains and losses all his life, always seeking good fortune and avoiding evil to plan for the long-term, and at the end of his life, he violated his heart in the matter of his children.

In his opinion, it is not a good thing to push Zhao Xian to the top position. The bad thing is that his eldest son is of Zhang family blood.

No matter how generous the emperor is in the world, he can't tolerate a foreign surname. Two generations of people have been in charge of the country. It's hard to say whether Fengyang's surname is Zhao or Zhang.

On the contrary, following the last emperor's edict, no matter how lonely the Zhang family is, it will be a local prominent family.

Once you participate in manipulating the change of the throne, even if you win a complete victory in the moment, it will also plant the root of disaster for the future genocide.

Zhao Xian noticed that Zhang Zhengyang's expression was changing, and asked: "Father-in-law, when should we do it? The longer we delay, the more stable my brother's throne will be."

"There is no need to rush this matter. Your Highness's biggest stain now is the late emperor's decree to oust him. The late emperor's posthumous title was Xuan, and Hongchang Zhongxing was officially appointed by the history books of the country. Who would dare to rebel when he was alive?"

Zhang Zhengyang must explain this matter clearly to Zhao Xian, lest he act without authorization again and spoil the plan: "So now His Highness overthrows Zhao Yuan and ascends the throne as emperor, it is difficult to get the clan's approval."

Zhao Xian asked eagerly, "What should I do?"

"wait!"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "Wait for Zhao Yuan to take action and destroy the three families of King Chu, King Han, and King Jing, and then take action to overthrow them."

Zhao Xian asked doubtfully, "Will the clan recognize me?"

"At that time, His Highness will be the only heir of the late emperor, and no matter whether it is the clan or the court, you will have to hold your nose and recognize it."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The majestic king of Zhongxing, with the eldest son in his line, but let the side branch succeed him, will be infamous for being disloyal and unfilial in the history books!"

Zhao Xian asked: "Can Zhao Yuan handle this kind of cruelty?"

"The first emperor's six sons, only Zhao Yuan was suspicious and cold by nature, and always acted with vengeance. Otherwise, why would I choose him as the leader for no reason?"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "Of course, character is only a prerequisite, and there are methods in the follow-up, so that Zhao Yuan will definitely kill the three kings."

Zhao Xian asked for advice: "I also ask my father-in-law to clarify my doubts."

"A few days ago, there were raging rumors in the capital, and all the governments were recruiting masters from all corners of the country. I was behind the scenes to promote..."

Seeing Zhao Xian's bewildered look, Zhang Zhengyang rubbed his forehead helplessly, and had no choice but to continue explaining.

"The purpose of doing this is to create a false impression. One is that masters in the world are scarce and difficult to recruit, and the other is that masters can decide the victory or defeat in a small area. The hidden meaning is that it is beneficial to the fight for the throne."

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Zhao Xian said: "My son-in-law heard about this and sent people to recruit some experts."

Zhang Zhengyang frowned, and said a few names: "Hong Hua, Wang Yizhang, Mercy Monk, Qu Laodao..."

"..."

Zhao Xian's face was flushed, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that these were Zhang Zhengyang's people.

"Others are also like His Highness, following the trend to recruit experts everywhere, and I heard that some people even promised the title!"

Zhang Zhengyang said slowly: "Dare to make such a promise, you must have great ambitions. Seeing this, the palace has to follow suit to recruit, so as not to wantonly enter and leave the palace, endangering Zhao Yuan's safety."

Zhao Xian's eyes were blank, what does this have to do with seizing the throne?

"Rotten Confucian scholars like Liang and Xie have long been fooled by reading and reading, and they will never bend down to meet the reckless Jianghu, so this job will definitely fall on Li Defu."

"Li Defu is an eunuch in the district, and he rarely even goes out to the palace, so how can he recognize any master of the rivers and lakes?"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The masters under my command have made good friends with Li Defu's relatives long before this, and without arousing any suspicion, they have successfully entered the palace as errands..."

"hiss!"

Zhao Xian gasped, feeling both surprised and delighted, surprised that the official was so insidious, happy that the most insidious one was one of his own.

"Not only that, the three masters of the palace, but also my people became enshrined."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "In a few days, the masters of Chu Palace will sneak into Shangyang Palace to assassinate. Do you think that after Zhao Yuan is injured, will he be cruel to the Three Kings?"

Zhao Xian nodded again and again, and said pleasantly: "Where can father-in-law recruit so many masters to work hard?"

People in the Jianghu are rebellious and unruly by nature, no one would have imagined that Zhang Zhengyang could subdue many masters to become dead soldiers.

"It's a long story. After the Cangtian King was arrested, Jin Yiwei failed to find out his skills. Everyone thought that the inheritance was broken."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "But I have been secretly paying attention to this matter, and finally found the Cang family in the south of the Yangtze River, and then used the two teachings of Buddhism and Taoism to eliminate demons and defend Taoism as a cover, and finally won the magic power of swallowing the sky!"

Zhao Xian was pleasantly surprised: "Can this technique produce masters in batches?"

"What they have learned is only fragments of scrolls, not just shortening their lives, and there is no way to integrate inner energy."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The whole book of exercises will be handed over to His Highness in the future, and can be given to the servants around him to practice, so as to ensure that the innate masters of the royal family will continue from generation to generation."

"Father-in-law's kindness, my son-in-law will never forget it!"

Zhao Xian pointed to the sky and swore: "In the future, the eldest son Rong'er will be the heir to the throne, and the Zhang family will be prosperous for generations and live with the country. If the Zhao family fails, the country will collapse and the blood will be cut off!"

Zhang Zhengyang nodded slightly: "There is no need to make such a heavy oath, as long as you have this heart."

In the ups and downs of the officialdom, he has long since disbelieved in any oath.

The fundamental reason for promises and oaths to be maintained is that the benefits are not big enough.

Zhao Xian had heard about Zhang Zhengyang's plan, and felt that the throne was close at hand: "Why don't you just stab Zhao Yuan and others to death?"

"You can't hide it from the world by doing this. No matter whether you have evidence or not, you will get the infamy of killing your younger brother and usurping the throne."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "On the contrary, if you overthrow the tyrant Zhao Yuan, you are trying to clear up the root cause. Ascending the throne under the popular expectations will be of great use in ruling the court in the future!"

Zhao Xian's eyes turned red when he heard the words, it sounded like he was arranging the funeral affairs.

Zhang Zhengyang coughed twice and said, "Don't worry, I can last for two or three years, at least I will find you a chief minister who can take charge of the overall situation."

Zhao Xian bowed almost to the ground with tears in his eyes.

"Thank you Xiangfu!"

...

early july.

Emperor Yongxing was assassinated and seriously injured.

The assassin committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. After careful investigation by Jin Yiwei, he was enshrined in the Chu Palace.

When the news came out, all the officials were in an uproar!

The Ministry of War mobilized the Imperial Army to surround the Chu Palace. Jin Yiwei searched carefully and found the dragon robe and seal.

Emperor Yongxing was furious and ordered that all the lineage of the king of Chu be killed.

The Clan's Mansion came forward to intercede, claiming that no prince had been sentenced to death in the country for hundreds of years, and finally cut off the king's title and exiled the Northern Xinjiang to become a commoner.

dungeon.

The C prison was full of prisoners, all of whom were involved in the assassination of the king of Chu.

Relatives, relatives, officials of the palace, etc. were all imprisoned, and even the three families who were housekeepers were arrested, which is enough to know the anger of Emperor Yongxing.

It is rumored that if the assassin's dagger is shifted by another two or three inches, today will be a national funeral!

"Old Zhou, luckily you refused that day!"

Captain Lu had a frightened look on his face: "The one who asked me to win you over is the housekeeper of Prince Chu's Mansion, the old man in Prison No. 7. I have to go to Shun Shun later!"

That day he failed to win over Zhou Yi, Xiaowei Lu turned his head to think carefully, and also rejected the courtship of the housekeeper of the palace, but he escaped.

Zhou Yi shrugged and said in a low voice.

"Old Lu, I've been busy these days, this is just the beginning!"