Chapter Five Hundred and Seventy-Eight: Flip

"Even if the late emperor had such thoughts, why would His Highness know?"

Li Shizhong suspected that Liu Zhao deliberately said some sensational things to mislead him.

He was not afraid to speculate on Liu Zhao with the greatest malice.

Liu Zhao smiled softly, "Master Li, has he forgotten who I was as His Highness a few years ago?"

Liu Zhao a few years ago was naturally the emperor's grandson.

Grandson?

Li Shizhong thought about it.

Liu Zhao said casually: "Your Majesty Li, there is no need to ask how Your Highness knows about this matter. My Highness just wants to tell Your Highness Li that princes live like princes, and grandsons live like grandchildren."

Li Shizhong narrowed his eyes, "Since the first emperor moved his mind to make King Zhao the crown prince, why did he change his mind later?"

Liu Zhao smiled, "Of course it's because of the emperor's grandson."

Li Shizhong was stunned.

Liu Zhao gave him another clue, "Back then, almost in the summer, the eldest son of King Zhao committed a crime in the street, killing three innocent people and injuring dozens of people. This matter was suppressed and the court was not allowed to discuss it. Guess, At that time, what kind of mood did the late emperor suppress this matter?"

Li Shizhong's expression twisted.

Liu Zhao continued: "After half a year, the third son of Zhao Wang was jealous in the brothel and killed the youngest son of a meritorious family. It is impossible for Mr. Li to forget this lawsuit. If His Highness remembers correctly, Mr. Li went to the book to ask The first emperor severely punished the three sons of King Zhao."

Li Shizhong's expression became more and more distorted, "All these things were done secretly by you?"

Liu Zhao poured tea for him, "Lord Li, don't worry. Now that you have started, His Highness will naturally explain your doubts for you.

As the prince back then, Zhao Wang had many shortcomings and many advantages. Coupled with the support of the Xue family behind him, the limelight is strong, and many officials in the court are optimistic about King Zhao.

Even the first emperor once moved his mind and wanted to make King Zhao the heir apparent. Why did you change your mind later? It is not enough for the prince to become a weapon, but also the emperor's grandson.

Zhao Wang has a group of wives and concubines, and his sons and concubines add up to a dozen, but unfortunately they all have a lot of problems. Once there was a murder on the street, and once someone was killed in a brothel, and all kinds of right and wrong happened one after another. Guess, how did the first emperor feel about King Zhao at that time? "

Liu Zhao smiled at Li Shizhong, with a meaningful smile and malicious intentions.

Li Shixin's head trembled,

Breaking out in a cold sweat, "If you can't even raise your children well, how can you be worthy of being a king?"

Liu Zhao nodded again and again, "Master Li is indeed the person who understands the late emperor's mind best."

Li Shizhong laughed at himself, and sarcastically said: "No! I don't understand the late emperor's thoughts at all. There are only two people who really guessed the late emperor's thoughts. One is the current emperor, and the other is His Highness. You two, father and son, are the ones who can figure out the heart of the late emperor. My master. This official is just picking up people's teeth and wisdom, and I am a villain in vain."

Liu Zhao laughed, "Lord Li, there is no need to be humble, your ability is obvious to all, and no one can deny it."

"I deny myself, Your Highness doesn't need to persuade me."

At this moment, Li Shizhong did not feel relieved after learning the truth, let alone surprise. The only thing he feels is fear.

At this moment, he actually had a deep fear of Liu Zhao.

"You are sure that the first emperor Guan Huangsun will be the crown prince, so you count Zhao Wang's sons one after another? The Zhao king is pitiful. He didn't know how he lost the position of crown prince until he died."

Liu Zhao shook his head, "Lord Li is wrong."

Li Shizhong was not convinced, "Where did I go wrong?"

Liu Zhao smiled lightly, "You got the sequence wrong."

Li Shizhong was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"You, you...you deliberately calculated Zhao Wang's number of sons, and the fundamental purpose was to guide the late emperor on the road of watching the emperor's grandson and Ding Chujun. You, you..."

The mind is treacherous, deep, and especially shameless. But it feels good.

Even the majestic Emperor Xian was tricked by Liu Zhao and Emperor Wende.

Haha, it's so heartwarming.

After gaining a lot of hearts, Li Shizhong's back broke out in cold sweat again.

terrible.

The way Li Shizhong looked at Liu Zhao changed.

Emperor Wende was able to ascend the throne as emperor, and there was too much luck in it.

After all, at the beginning, Emperor Wende's chances of winning were really slim.

Even King Yan is two points stronger than Emperor Wende.

Li Shizhong came back to his senses, "You send your child to study in the palace, do you want to copy this way? Do you want His Majesty to follow the way of watching the emperor's grandson Ding Chujun? Your Majesty will eat your way?"

Liu Zhao laughed, "Lord Li thinks His Highness is too simple."

"What the hell are you trying to do?"

Liu Zhao said lightly: "What's the hurry? The child is so young, and there are still ten or twenty years before he grows up. If Mr. Li can live to that day, let's take a look at today's layout, what will be formed in ten years' time what kind of fruit."

Li Shizhong said bluntly: "It's nothing more than your unlucky luck, or your invincibility."

"No one is really invincible. Master Li doesn't need to look up to me, and of course don't underestimate me. You can do this for my highness, and my highness accepts your favor. If the servant is willing to send his grandson His Highness would be more than happy to send it to the palace as a companion."

Li Shizhong: "Oh! Forget it! The Li family's children and grandchildren are all dull, and they are not worthy of entering the palace as companions."

He rejected Liu Zhao's proposal without hesitation.

I don't want to conspire with Liu Zhao.

The two can only cooperate and cannot trust. It is even more impossible to entrust your wealth and life to the other party.

A wolf with ambition, beware of setting yourself on fire.

Liu Zhao knew that Li Shixin would definitely not speak well of him in his heart, and he didn't mind either.

He said: "Master Li is too modest. It's okay if you don't want to send your grandson to the palace as a companion, but Mr. Li's younger brother is a first-class scholar. Can he go to the academy to teach?"

"Just the academy run by Mrs. Zhao?" Li Shizhong said with undisguised contempt.

Liu Zhao nodded, "It is the academy run by my wife."

Li Shizhong said without sincerity: "Thank you, Your Highness, for looking up to my younger brother. I will write to him someday and ask for his opinion."

"I hope to hear good news from Mr. Li."

Ah!

Li Shizhong felt a sense of anger at being played with, as well as deep fear.

He thought that King Zhao was defeated by the palace change, but he didn't expect that King Zhao was doomed long ago.

I don't know whether the coffin board can still be covered after King Zhao learned the truth.

Li Shizhong's tone was three points cold, "If His Highness has nothing else to do, I will leave now."

"Master Li is dissatisfied with His Highness?" Liu Zhao looked at the other party with a half-smile.

Li Shizhong laughed, "Your Highness is joking. You and I have worked together many times and are familiar with each other, so how could we be dissatisfied. Don't worry, Your Highness."

Liu Zhao smiled comprehensibly, "The one who is suspicious is Lord Li. You suspect that His Highness is plotting against you, don't you?"

Li Shizhong was silent, with a serious face.

Liu Zhao picked up the teacup, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and he laughed, "You are right to be wary of my highness, my highness is indeed plotting against you."

"you?"

Li Shizhong was about to question, but he calmed down instantly as soon as the words came out.

He laughed loudly, "Your Highness, why don't you tell me, what is there for me to calculate?"

Liu Zhao looked at the other party, as if evaluating, "Lord Li has always stepped on multiple boats, and if something goes wrong on one side, you can escape unscathed.

Just like back then, Empress Cui Ruizhen was gone, Prince Renxuan was gone, and everyone else died in exile. Only you are as immovable as a mountain, and you still have your place in the court.

Even the first emperor trusted you a lot, and gave you the honor of writing the imperial edict. Now, Mr. Li wants to repeat the old trick again, stepping on many boats.

However, His Highness hates people who step on multiple boats. Master Li, tell me, what should I do? "

Li Shizhong had a gloomy face, "Is Your Highness going to turn against you?"

Liu Zhao shook his head slightly, "You misunderstood. My Highness wants to cut off your legs so that you can no longer step on multiple boats."

boom!

Li Shizhong lifted the case directly, stood up, pointed at Liu Zhao, "What did you do?"

The tea splashed down at Liu Zhao's feet.

As if he hadn't seen it, he laughed instead, "My Highness didn't do anything."

"You think I will believe you? Liu Zhao, you wait for me."

Li Shizhong hurriedly left the tea room.

Liu Zhao pursed his lips, and then the hidden guards who were hiding in the dark followed Li Shizhong silently.

Lin Shuping walked in from the outside, "His Royal Highness, everything is ready. Is Your Highness going to see that person?"

Liu Zhao brushed off the smoke and dust from his body, "Let's go, lead the way."

...

The next door to Idle People's Residence is also a three-entry house.

People who come and go to the idle house rarely pay attention to this house where the door is closed and no one is seen all the year round.

This is a house that obviously exists and looks good, but the sense of existence is unexpectedly low.

If someone who understands Feng Shui decoration passes by, he will understand that this is the illusion of people's sight.

Liu Zhao went directly from the backyard of the idle house, through the back door, and came to the next door.

It turned out that the house next door to Idle People's Residence had already been bought by Liu Zhao a long time ago, and it was just registered under the name of someone else.

Even Gu Jiu didn't know about this.

Lin Shuping led the way, walked through the corridor, and finally came to a quiet room.

"Your Highness, you are inside." After speaking, he pushed open the door.

Liu Zhao stepped up and walked into the quiet room.

In the quiet room, a person had his hands behind his back, his head turned to the door, and he was admiring a few paintings hanging on the wall.

"Eunuch Chen is very elegant." Liu Zhao smiled softly.

The man turned around, his brows and eyes stretched out, he was white and fat, he was clearly Chen Dachang, the most useful person by the late emperor's side.

Isn't this person dead?

At least in most people's minds, this person is dead.

According to the royal practice, those who served the late emperor, no matter how decent they were in the past, will either die or guard the imperial tomb in the end.

After the death of the first emperor, Chen Dachang disappeared. The world also chooses to forget this person.

There are also private rumors that Chen Dachang was buried with the late emperor, some people say that Emperor Wende bestowed Chen Dachang to death, and some say that Chen Dachang escaped from the palace and went overseas.

In fact, Chen Dachang has lived in a certain town on the outskirts of Beijing for these years.