That person pursed his lips and weighed the silver in his hand. Seeing that it was enough, he opened his mouth and said, "That's right. Xiaoren has told you, but you must not tell anyone else. Those corpses were completely dissolved by the Yin Corpse Water in the rear courtyard of the Prince's mansion. That area was already full of holes, and after a few shovels of dirt, nothing could be seen. It seems that the Prince was still afraid of taking responsibility and would rather destroy the corpses … But the person in charge of this matter, Xiao Qi, had also disappeared these past few days. It was easy to guess that helping someone with this kind of obscure task would not lead to a good ending. But he did it to support his family. The Prince offered a high price, and even though he knew it would lead to death, he still had to bite the bullet and do it. Therefore, he must not do things that harm his virtue. Just a moment ago you were burying someone else, and the next moment you are burying someone else. Karma is not pleasant at all. Of course, I am not cursing Prince Fu and Little Prince. The two of you will definitely live a long life. That's enough. Xiaoren only knows this much. I hope that Little Prince will be merciful. Don't say that it was I who told you. Let Xiaoren live for a few more days, and in the future I will be able to provide you with more information … "
Shangguan Yaohua sneered in his heart. When he heard the first few sentences, he originally thought that this person was an insightful person, but he did not expect that he was a greedy person who was greedy for money and was afraid of death. But in this world, how many people were not like this? He nodded and said, "Thank you very much." That person nodded and bowed, and hurriedly put the money into his pocket, saying, "Money cannot be exposed, otherwise it will attract thieves' attention." As he said this, he continued to hum a little tune, and not long after, he was far away.
Shangguan Yaohua thought, "You are not qualified to teach me a lesson." He turned his head to look at the tall building and thought, "The servants in this mansion are all polite to me. It seems that Prince Fu does not intend to deal with me, or at least he has not shown any emotion in front of these servants … But what does that count for? These days there are many people who hide daggers behind their smiles. Even if a small person like me mysteriously died, no one would pay much attention to me. I'm the only one who has to be extra cautious. "
Considering that the Prince Fu was the eldest, they did not want to provoke him to wait for too long, otherwise he might fly into a rage out of humiliation. Anyway, no matter what he said, she would always go along with his words and flatter him. Wasn't that simple? After thinking this through, he immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door. Hearing Prince Fu's reply, "Come in," he calmly entered. He bowed and said, "Yifu, your child has come to pay his respect to you."
Prince Fu nodded, he raised his hand and waved twice, the group of Imperial Bodyguards standing by his side all took their leave. When they passed by Shangguan Yaohua's side, they saluted as usual, nothing out of the ordinary could be seen from their expressions. The last person was especially attentive. He pulled up the two doors before leaving with the crowd.
Shangguan Yaohua felt the door closed behind him, it was as if the light in the room had suddenly dimmed a little. Only the two of them and Prince Fu were left in the room. He saw Prince Fu was standing in front of the table with his hands behind his back, with a smile yet not a smile on his face, as if he was a lamb walking into a trap. The doors and windows were tightly closed, the surroundings were quiet, there was a feeling that he had cut off his escape route. His back was stiff, and his forehead was already unknowingly dripping with cold sweat.
Prince Fu looked at his distressed appearance, he seemed to find it amusing. He smiled and said, "Yao Hua, don't be so nervous, Yifu is not going to eat you. Come, come and sit down. "
Shangguan Yaohua clenched his teeth and squeezed out a small "Yes, Yifu." Looking around the room, to the left and to the right, unexpectedly there was only one chair by Prince Fu's side. Needless to say, it must be because of Prince Fu's arrangement. He did not want to stay too long and let Prince Fu see through his disguise. Without any other choice, he braced himself and sat down. With his arms across the table, he rested them neatly on his knees. His fists were clenched, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
Prince Fu laughed and said, "How come when you see Yifu, you act like a stranger? It can't be that these past few days you have to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors, so you are throwing a tantrum and complaining that Yifu has come? "
Shangguan Yaohua hastily said, "No … Yifu, it is Child's heart that is uneasy, I am worried that Yifu is still angry, so my words and actions do not dare to overstep the bounds."
Recalling the previous dispute, he was still unable to grasp Prince Fu's intention, so he simply followed the ancient tradition and said, "These past few days I have been alone in my room, indeed Child has benefited greatly. As a subject, one must scrupulously abide by the way of a subject. If the great way does not exist, where is the little self? Every action and action must be in consideration of the country's great interest. Far away, external worries are quelled, near, internal strife is eliminated. Above, there is no poison of anger, below, there is no danger of resentment. Everybody sits in his position, takes charge of his own responsibility, everywhere and at all times. Only in this way can people disperse and unite, each doing their own duty. Occasionally making a mistake, just take the initiative to come and ask for forgiveness. His Majesty is magnanimous, he will impartially reward and punish. In the end, a man is not a sage, how can there be no mistake? That one's way is already broad, much less when we are being framed by others? The Seven Evil Spirits have the ambition of wolves, they want to sow discord between us, the ruler and his subjects, how can we let them succeed so easily? Child was muddle-headed for a moment, possessed by a ghost, unexpectedly I encouraged Yifu to commit that disloyal and unrighteous crime. It is indeed Child's fault. Yifu punishing me to reflect on my mistakes behind closed doors is the right punishment, Child sincerely accepts it. " Inwardly he felt that his speech was watertight, so that Prince Fu could not find any fault in it, so he was inwardly pleased with himself.
Prince Fu smiled slightly and said, "No, you are not wrong, you said it very well. Your suggestion that day was exactly what Benwang was thinking. Benwang has been thinking about this plan for more than twenty years. I am a Han, the reason why I joined the Qing court was definitely not because I wanted to flatter the foreigners. But as for the slogan of fighting the Qing, restoring the Ming, I did not have the heart to shout it. Until I followed the late Emperor from Liaodong back to the Central Plains, there was not a single day that I did not covet that high and mighty dragon throne. I was thinking about the day when I was the one wearing the dragon robe and sitting on that throne, what kind of glory would that be? To be blunt, the current Emperor is a young man who does not understand anything. He is just relying on his status as a Prince, receiving the ancestor's protection, but in reality, how can he have the least bit of ability? Yao Hua, tell me honestly, who is more qualified to be the Emperor? "
The Shangguan Yaohua jumped in fright, saying in his heart, "If these treasonous and heresy words were spread out, his head would be chopped off; how could he dare to say it to me without any taboo?" Thinking about Xiao Qi, who was killed to shut his mouth, it seemed like if he did not cooperate, the next one would be him. People who know too many secrets often don't live long.
After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly had an epiphany, saying in his heart, "You were the one who opened your mouth first, so don't blame me. If later you regret it, say that you were joking. I will follow your example and say that we are all having fun together, I am also joking with you. Then I will be able to push all responsibility away. "
"Yifu is right," he replied, "Yifu is right. What's so good about the Ming Dynasty? I heard that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors enjoyed their own pleasures, did not care about the imperial court, and left the power to the eunuchs. When the Ming Dynasty was strong and prosperous, didn't the common people complain everywhere? When the Great Qing unified the Central Plains, these grassland thieves and bandits came back with the banner of supporting the Ming and destroying the Qing, wouldn't that be hypocrisy? Since ancient times, when a dynasty falls, it will completely decline. Anybody who tried to revive the country, tried hundreds and thousands of ways, but in the end it was all in vain. But there is a difference. The Emperor that your child is talking about is the official title, not the Emperor himself. If the Emperor is incompetent, if the subject does not impeach him in time, it will be a crime of harming the country. Loyalty is the Master, loyalty is the Master who is worthy of loyalty. In terms of seniority, you are older than the Emperor, naturally your experience is much richer. In terms of experience, your illustrious military exploits were obtained by fighting with saber and spear on the battlefield, bathed in blood. For the Great Qing, you nearly lost your life several times. Could it be that these great achievements and your loyalty are not genuine goods at fair prices? On the other hand, what about the current Emperor? He succeeded the throne at a young age, he does not understand anything, he has not experienced anything. Since he was young, he lived in luxury, enjoyed glory, splendor, wealth, and rank; how could he know the common people's pain and suffering? How could he truly carry out benevolent governance and make the people of the same heart and mind? Taking care of those noisy women in the back of the palace is enough for him to spend a lot of effort. No matter from which aspect, Yifu, you as the Emperor are much more suitable than him. You are a wise ruler who has the hearts of the people. "
Prince Fu laughed and said, "Benwang really did not misjudge you! How many people in the world understand me? You are one of them! You can truly understand that my intention to become the Emperor is not to usurp power, but to save this country, as well as the millions of people. But with our current military strength, it is not enough to oppose the entire imperial court, so we must be extremely careful in our actions. A few days ago you brought up the rebellion proposal to me. At that time there were not a few servants present, and these people's mouths were the fastest. I pretended to be angry and punished you to go back and reflect on your mistakes, precisely to deceive people's eyes, to put on an act for the outside world to see. I had no choice but to inconvenience you by having to eat plain tea and plain food for several days. However, from now on Yifu will definitely treat you well. When we have enough soldiers and armor, when the time comes for the real uprising, you will definitely stand on my side, won't you? "
Shangguan Yaohua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the initial danger had been eliminated. Since Prince Fu had the intention to use him, he would not harm him in the short term. And before he succeeded, he would be able to climb up a new branch. In his hands, his life would not be in danger. Either way he was playing with him like a monkey; if he said a few nice words, he would not lose a piece of meat. Thereupon with a serious expression he said, "Child swears to be loyal to Yifu to the death, ten thousand deaths will not be avoided."
Prince Fu laughed and said, "Good! Good child! Yifu asked you to come here today, precisely to listen to your attitude. Let's drink this cup of tea first, and then we'll discuss it slowly. " While saying that, he picked up the teapot and poured tea into two teacups that had been prepared on the table. He drank half a cup first.
Shangguan Yaohua mused, "Trying to pretend to be cultured! I can't help blushing. If you want to usurp power, just do it, but you have to make it sound so dignified. Humph, when a hero lives in the world, he must eat big chunks of food, galloping his horse in a bloodbath, lofty sentiments ten thousand zhang (1 zhang = 3.333 m), only a famous wine passed down from generation to generation is enough to match; what kind of tea do you want to drink? " At first he only pretended to take a sip, but he did not want to alert Prince Fu, so in one breath he also drank more than half a cup.
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