Chapter 127: Killing the King and Seizing the Throne
The prince's face darkened, with murderous intent in his eyes. Ever since Prince Ling returned to the capital, he had been having troubles, and now a suicide note appeared out of nowhere.
He had thought about ignoring it, but he was worried that the contents of the letter would be spread and would be detrimental to him.
After leaving Shen Linchuan alone for a few days, he finally came.
The prince took a deep breath, lifted his robe and sat down at the table, and said in a dignified and stern voice: "Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Wei Yin's sword was still against Shen Linchuan's neck. If he said something wrong, the sword would cut his neck mercilessly.
Shen Linchuan was well aware of his situation. If he used what he had in his hand to threaten the prince, he would only end up dead.
But if you lower your attitude too much, people will look down on you.
After weighing the pros and cons, Shen Linchuan decided to give it a try. He looked at the prince and said in a deep voice, "How dare I propose conditions to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
I just want to ask Your Highness to give me a chance to be your counselor and serve you."
"Ah?"
The prince sneered, glanced at Shen Linchuan and said, "Since you want to work for me, why don't you give me the original suicide note left by your father?"
What Shen Linchuan showed him was not the original. Who knows if there is any other content in this suicide note?
Shen Linchuan did not hand over the suicide note, clearly he was keeping something in reserve.
What you call effectiveness is actually a threat, isn't it?
Shen Linchuan asked him: "Your Highness, are you afraid that I will spread my father's suicide note? But what good will it do me?
Your Highness, please don't forget that my father committed a capital crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire family. If the case is investigated, no one in our Shen family will escape death.
The reason why I chose His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is because our Shen family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are on the same boat. "
The prince raised his eyes and felt that what Shen Linchuan said seemed to make sense.
If the contents of the letter are true, the Shen family cannot escape responsibility.
He waved his hand, signaling Wei Yin to put away his sword, and said, "In that case, let's be frank, what do you want from me?
You also know that you can no longer enter the officialdom because of cheating in the imperial examination.
Even if you come to me for help, I can't help you. This is His Majesty's order and no one can go against it."
"Do not."
Shen Linchuan looked at him with a firm gaze and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince can help me.
As long as you ascend the throne and become emperor, you can vindicate me and allow me to return to the officialdom."
The prince sneered: "But you also see that I am in a difficult situation now.
My father favors Prince Ling. With his current momentum, I am afraid that the throne of the Eastern Palace will be taken away by him sooner or later. I am afraid that I will not have the chance to ascend the throne. "
Shen Linchuan said: "So, Your Highness the Crown Prince should have made preparations early. Are you willing to watch your throne fall into the hands of Prince Ling?
Instead of waiting to be arranged by others, it is better to fight for it yourself. It depends on whether His Royal Highness dares to do it. "
The prince narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"Kill the king and seize the throne!"
When saying these four words, there was a hint of cruelty in Shen Linchuan's eyes.
The prince was startled, and then shouted angrily: "How dare you!"
Shen Linchuan raised his head and said, "Compared to what my father and General Sun did, regicide is nothing."
The prince choked and was unable to refute for a moment. He looked at Shen Linchuan as if he saw the devil hidden in his heart.
He had thought about killing the king and his father.
Instead of waiting for the throne to fall into the hands of Prince Ling, it is better to seize the throne while he is still underdeveloped and then kill him!
Thinking of this, he felt a little excited and found Shen Linchuan much more pleasing to the eye.
He relaxed his brows and asked, "Since you have such ambitions, how did you end up like this?"
Shen Linchuan laughed at himself and said, "Because I was too cowardly and not decisive enough before, I was trampled and bullied by others.
And now I am a demon that has crawled out of hell."
He took a deep breath, looked at the prince and said, "I have a favor to ask, and I hope Your Highness can fulfill it."
"What's the matter?"
The prince asked him.
Shen Linchuan's eyes were stern, his expression was cold and stern: "I heard that Zhao Huaijin will be exiled from the capital soon.
Please, Your Highness, arrange for me to meet him and put the past behind me!"
The prince heard Shen Linchuan's true intention from his words.
He didn't know about what happened between Zhao Huaijin and Shen Linchuan before.
When Zhao Yi sent the list of disciples who wanted to join him, he thought that Shen Linchuan was instructed by Cheng Enbo, but he didn't expect that it was because of his special relationship with Zhao Huaijin.
It is pitiful for a man to be forced to lose his self-respect and pride and end up with nothing.
Since they are on the same boat, he can still help with this little thing.
"can."
The prince agreed and asked, "Anything else?"
Shen Linchuan thought for a moment and said, "There is one more thing that I need to trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with. If this matter can be accomplished, it may be helpful to His Royal Highness's great cause."
"Oh?"
The prince was curious: "Tell me about it!"
……
Qingfeng Tower.
Xiao Jingheng came here after the morning court session.
In the private room on the third floor, Qin Muyan had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Xiao Jingheng coming in, he poured a cup of tea and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Ever since Miss Song divorced her husband, it's harder than climbing to the sky to see you."
He snorted and said, "I misjudged you. I thought you were someone who could accomplish great things. I never thought you only cared about love."
Qin Muyan was in a bad mood, so naturally what he said was not pleasant.
Xiao Jingheng sat down and picked up the tea Qin Muyan poured. "You have such a bad temper. Let me guess what happened?"
He took a sip of tea, pretended to think for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, you heard the news and knew that the emperor was going to choose a prince consort for Le Yang, right?"
Xiao Jingheng clicked his tongue twice and teased, "You're talking about my romantic feelings, how much better can you be?
At least Qingqing and I love each other, but you don't even dare to make a promise. How dare you get angry at me here? "
"you……"
Qin Muyan was speechless after being retorted by him. He had heard the news that His Majesty was going to choose a prince consort for Princess Leyang.
Last time he teased Le Yang, although he apologized, he still failed to express his feelings. She returned disappointed and never left the palace again.
Now that he suddenly learned that His Majesty was going to select a son-in-law for Le Yang, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
Seeing Xiao Jingheng hanging out with Song Shiwei all day long, he became even more annoyed.
Qin Muyan let out a sigh of frustration and said, "Didn't you ask me to send someone to keep an eye on Wen Ruqing? They actually made an incredible discovery.
The people I sent came to report that Wen Ruqing left the city yesterday and went to a villa in the West Hill. Who do you think is hiding in the villa?"
Xiao Jingheng's eyes darkened, and he said coldly: "Shen Linchuan!"