Chapter 82
Ji Guang was surprised when he heard this, "Did the Immortal Master really agree?"
"Yes, I watched the astrological sign last night and saw that there was a demonic energy rising from the Southern Zhou Palace. Although it was not necessarily a fox demon, there must be something evil in it. Although I didn't want to leave behind the turmoil of the country and offend the reputation of the king, I don't care about so much now."
Ji Guang was overjoyed, "When will we take action?"
Zhang Luochen smiled, "This is not in a hurry. It is easy to destroy the monster in the palace with my magic power, but it is difficult to deal with the aftermath. Let me ask you, have you ever thought about how to deal with the aftermath?"
Ji Guangdao, "As long as the fox demon is removed and the magic on my father's body is removed, things can be solved easily. Although my father is not as good as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he is still a wise monarch and can naturally make a fair ruling."
Zhang Luochen shook his head, "I'm afraid that your father may not be still here. What if your father is gone? Besides, even if your father is still here, there will probably be a big turmoil after the matter is over today."
Although Zhang Luochen had never had a palace coup, he had never eaten pork and had watched Pig Walk. After watching many novels, films and TV series, he naturally understood some of them. Once the court coup began, he could not turn back. If he wanted to do it, he would have to come up with a different result. Otherwise, those involved in the matter would definitely not have a good ending.
Even in the best case, the King of Southern Zhou was not dead and was rescued by himself. The invasion of the palace, clearing the king's side, and offending the king are all ready-made crimes. When the king is mostly a strong desire for control, he will not allow such people who offend him and still have uncontrollable power.
Although there is a hint of possibility that the King of Southern Zhou would not think so, and he would be very grateful to himself, but Zhang Luochen would not place his hope on the magnanimity of others. The human heart is the most unstoppable thing. Li Sanlang had made a mistake in his past, and he would not make the same mistake again.
So if you want to do it, just do it thoroughly and let the third prince take it to the throne.
The third prince frowned, "What does the immortal master mean?"
Zhang Luochen roughly told his discovery yesterday and said, "As I said, your father has been dead for many days at this time. Even if he is not dead now, once we enter the palace to confront the monster, your father is also afraid that his life will be difficult to protect. What will you stay at that time?"
Ji Guangdao, "Of course, I will tell the world about this matter!"
Zhang Luochen sneered, "But will the people in the world believe what you said? Wouldn't they doubt that this was an excuse for you to launch a palace coup? Your father was dead anyway, and before he died, you happened to lead people into the palace and even had conflicts with the guards. At that time, wouldn't others think that it was you who killed your father and seized the throne and made up a nonsense excuse?"
If you are the only son, it would be fine. Those who are ministers have no choice but to follow you, but don’t you have a second brother? If your second brother leads troops back to attack you in the name of revenge for your father, and wants to seize the throne, what should you do?"
Yesterday, Zhang Luochen learned from Qin Zi'ang that the King of Southern Zhou had three sons, the eldest prince Ji Feng was the deposed crown prince, and later he was killed in a rebellion. The second prince Ji Yan led the army outside, and the third prince was Ji Guang. The King of Southern Zhou was obviously raising three sons in different ways. The eldest son, as the crown prince, cultivated the way of governing the country, the second son cultivated the way of governing the army, and the third son was not too restrictive. He was usually an idle prince.
However, after the deposed crown prince was killed and was killed, the King of Southern Zhou had to re-examine the positioning of these two sons. Perhaps the shadow brought by the boss's rebellion was too great, so the control of these two sons was very strict. Moreover, because neither of them had been trained by the crown prince before, they both needed to be re-educated and assessed to see which one was more suitable. So far, it has not been determined who is the successor. In other words, both of them are qualified to take over the throne, but relatively speaking, the second prince's people are expected to be slightly higher.
Ji Guang was confused for a moment when he heard this, and didn't know what to do.
Although he vaguely thought about the difficulties he might encounter, he never thought so deeply. When he thought about fighting with his second brother, killing him to the death, and carrying the charge of treason for his father, he felt uneasy.
After all, he was just a 18 or 19-year-old boy. No matter how mature he was, he was limited. After thinking about it, he didn't know how to choose. Suddenly he looked up and saw Zhang Luochen calm expression. He seemed to have seen the savior. He bowed his body and said, "I would like to teach me the immortal master."
Seeing Ji Guang as being so well-informed, Zhang Luochen stopped pretending, "The key is to see what you think and what kind of result you want.
If you just want to continue to spend your time leisurely and be a leisurely prince, it is simple. Go in and see what your father is doing. If your father is really in trouble, you need to ask your second brother to go back to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation immediately. At that time, you will hand over the power to your second brother, and then tell the world the details of the matter, clear the relationship and suspicion, and it will be done. The rest depends on whether your second brother wants to cause trouble for you.
But if you want to protect this country and control your own destiny, you can only choose to take over the throne. To take over the throne, you must be prepared to ascend the throne from the beginning, win over more court officials and generals, and pull more people to participate in the removal of demons in the palace. At that time, if your father is really dead and they will participate in this matter in person, they will naturally be able to assist you in ascending the throne and preach the truth for you.
And as long as you successfully ascend the throne as king, others have no other choice but to support you. When this matter becomes a certain fact, your second brother will have no excuse to rebel."
Ji Guang's expression was gloomy and he struggled very much. He did hope for the throne, but the throne seemed to be out of reach forever. In his opinion, the eldest brother and the second brother seemed like an insurmountable obstacle. Therefore, he never really thought about what to do after inheriting the throne. It was the first time that the throne was so close to him, so close to him.
But the elder brother's fate is still vivid in his mind, and it is not that easy to make up his mind.
Zhang Luochen knew that this kid was timid when he looked at him. He thought to himself that he had to give you some excitement.
"By the way, if you really don't have the courage, then forget it. Just call your second brother back and take charge of the overall situation."
There is a saying that should never question a man's courage.
After hearing this, Ji Guang made up his mind and said with a firm look, "No, my second brother is upright and does not know how to adapt. It is okay to lead troops to fight, but if you talk about governing the country, you are definitely not a good candidate. Now that the country is in turmoil, I can only take on this important task and protect my Southern Zhou country! Immortal Master, just follow what you said, what should I do?"
Zhang Luochen said, "First of all, you must win over the ministers and the officers and generals in the capital, and find a way to let them go to the palace with you to eliminate monsters and tie them up with you."
Ji Guang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Immortal Master, don't you know. After my elder brother rebelled, my father strictly controlled me and my second brother, and strictly prohibited his ministers and nobles from making friends with me. If I find those ministers and generals, let alone go to the palace to eliminate monsters together, I am afraid I can't even come out for a meal."
Zhang Luochen thought it was really troublesome, but fortunately I had my own way.
"Haha, those ministers and nobles are not easy to make friends with, so we start with their descendants. We don't need to win over everyone, we just need to win over some people. We need to know that you are the only two heirs after all. Even if those ministers and nobles dare not make friends with you, they definitely don't want to anger you.
So it is enough for you to win over some people and encourage some momentum, and others can only follow.
Brother Liu, as the lieutenant in front of the palace, must have known many young generations of officers and nobles, right?"
Feeling the scorching eyes of Zhang Luochen and Ji Guang, Liu Qingyun could only nod helplessly and respond, "I do know some people."
"Then you can find a few familiar people to come out to drink and eat. When you are halfway through your meal, your highness will suddenly appear and tell them the matter, and then ask them to go to the palace with you to eliminate monsters. Young people are the most passionate and impulsive, and they are prone to encouragement. You can draw some big cakes for them to know the pros and cons, and you are not afraid of not being able to convince them. If it really doesn't work, you bring all your personal guards. As long as you can tell these young nobles to enter the palace with you, it will be a great achievement."
After saying that, Zhang Luochen looked at Qin Zi'ang again, "Brother Qin, you, as the son of the county magistrate, must have known many children of officials, right?"
Don’t think that the county magistrate is a small official. You should know that the Southern Zhou Kingdom is just a small country, and there are only a dozen counties in the country. Therefore, the county magistrate is already a senior official. In addition, Longguan County itself is also a large county, with a heavy financial position and a very important geographical location. As the head of a county, Qin County magistrate can definitely be regarded as a high-ranking official.
Qin Zi'ang nodded happily. He naturally understood why Zhang Luochen asked him this and told him bluntly, "Brother Zhang, Your Highness, just give me any instructions. Now the national turmoil is the time for our people to turn the tide."
He is a bit stupid and bold, or a second-tier man. Although he is afraid of this crisis, he is more excited to participate. The key is that there is an immortal master next to him, and there is always a sense of security that someone can protect him.
Zhang Luochen smiled and said, "It's true that it's Qin Zi'ang. Brother Qin, like Brother Liu, you, go to find a few children of officials you know to drink. It's better to be the children of important officials in the court. Then I will come out to talk to them and let them go to the palace to eliminate monsters together.
In this way, both officials and nobles can be won over. When you enter the palace, if things really do as I expected, these people will be witnesses, and these people will be your guarantee for your ascension to the throne as king."
These sons all followed the third prince, so those who were fathers naturally had no choice. They couldn't say that the rebellion was my son, and it had nothing to do with me. As long as they were not stupid, they could only go all the way to the dark.
And by that time, the third prince had already ascended the throne, so these people were afraid that they would still post it on their own initiative.
Chapter completed!