"Alas!" Zhong Yuancui sighed and said, "Why is the queen not a queen? Brother, you are thinking too far. This kind of thing depends on fate, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhong Yangui said with a smile: "Little sister, the theory of destiny is illusory. (,"")(,"") However, King Wu is not a lustful person. For so many years, he has only had Madam Xian, Madam Shen and you, my little sister, around him. Now he has After fifty years of age, the late Madam has passed away, and Madam Shen has been relegated to Chonghua Fang. The only one left is you, my little sister. Could this queen be someone else?"
When Zhong Yuancui heard this, a shadow slipped over her face, and she whispered: "Brother, you don't know anything about the situation in the palace. Although Mrs. Shen went to Chonghuafang, the food and clothing costs are not any less than those in the palace. The palace's personal servants also went to Chonghua Fang, and the king secretly visited the Chonghua Fang from time to time at night." From Zhong Yuancui's words at this time, it is not difficult to hear a sense of sourness.
Although Zhong Yuancui's voice was not loud, to Zhong Yangui's ears, it was like a thunderclap in the head, making her ears rumble. Fortunately, he had experienced life and death, so he did not reveal any flaws. It turned out that he had previously used his skills to kill Lu Shuxian, and then blamed Shen Liniang, killing two of the younger sister's opponents with one stone. In this way, as long as Lu Fang becomes emperor, Zhong Yuancui will be the queen of course. At that time, the son is more important than the mother, and his two nephews will be qualified to compete for the throne. As their uncle and the most capable general of her natal family, she will definitely He will be given great power. If he succeeds in seizing the heir, he will definitely become the top priority candidate to supervise the country's ministers. Because he was afraid that his strategy would arouse Lu Fang's suspicion, after Shen Liniang was demoted to Chonghuafang, Zhong Yangui stayed in seclusion all day long and ignored foreign affairs, so as not to make others suspect him. In addition, Lu Fang was also quite cautious about visiting Chonghuafang. , it was only now that Zhong Yangui got the news from Zhong Yuancui, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Brother, brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhong Yuancui saw Zhong Yangui sitting there blankly, and hurriedly asked. Only then did Zhong Yangui come back to his senses, and he covered it up with wisdom: "I heard that King Wu loves Mrs. Shen very much, but I didn't expect that it would reach this point. I think he will issue an order to let her return to the palace soon!"
"Alas!" Zhong Yuancui sighed and said: "Yes, in fact, among the three of us, the king's favorite is Mrs. Shen, even the eldest lady is not as good as her. If the eldest lady is not the king's wife, and she is Since we started a business together, I'm afraid that the position of the head wife has been replaced by someone long ago. It's just that this time she is involved in that matter, which is really troublesome!"
Zhong Yuancui sighed there, but Zhong Yangui's mind was like a tidal wave, rolling endlessly: "Is it possible that Lu Fang has become suspicious, and relegated Shen Liniang to Chonghua Fang just to pretend not to know, to lure the person in the dark to come forward, and then turn around Come here and catch them all?" When he thought of this, Zhong Yangui felt uncomfortable and restless all over his body. It was no wonder that he was like this. In the past twenty years, Lu Fang had turned his hands for clouds and rain, and heroes from all walks of life in the south had died in his hands. There are countless. This name has become synonymous with victory and trickery. Zhong Yangui already knew how big the thing he had committed was. If even a little bit of it was exposed, the huge Lu family under the Lu Wu regime would be able to conquer all of him without Lu Fang having to do anything himself. The clan was destroyed. Thinking of this, even though he had lived and died for many years, he couldn't help but feel frightened, and he was even more confused when talking to Zhong Yuancui. Zhong Yuancui looked at him like this, thinking that he was unwell, and greeted him cautiously. Zhong Yangui hurriedly claimed that he felt depressed in his chest, which must be the relapse of an old illness, so he told him that the illness had gone away.
When Zhong Yangui returned to his mansion, he hid in his study and retreated to his family, thinking alone. He considered everything carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He had already done so many things, and there was no turning back. He could only ensure safety by letting Zhong Yuancui's son ascend to the throne of God as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be up to Lu Fang. He looks like he won't be planning to ascend the throne in the short term. What's more, even if he ascended the throne and helped Zhong Yuancui to the throne of the queen, according to Lu Fang's heroic guess, as long as there is a trace pointing to Lu Shuxian's murder, Lu Fang will dethrone Zhong Yuancui as the queen without any scruples and put himself on the throne. put to death. Thinking of this, Zhong Yangui couldn't help but feel a bit regretful. He shouldn't have taken such risks. But then I thought about it, after the defeat in Hunan, I didn't have any soldiers in my hands, and I didn't want to be a wealthy idler with an empty salary in Jianye, so I had to take risks and fight to the death. This kind of political struggle , It¡¯s all a road in Huashan. If you win, you can reach the pinnacle of power. If you lose, you will fall into the abyss on both sides with no bones left. There is no way back. Now that I have embarked on this path, I have nothing to regret.
Zhong Yangui stood up and paced back and forth in the study a few times. He had already figured out that the key now was Mrs. Shen in Chonghuafang. As long as she was still there, it would be difficult for Zhong Yuancui to ascend the throne of the queen. , not to mention his subsequent plans. In a word, Shen Liniang has become a stumbling block for Zhong Yangui on his way to the top of power.
Thinking of this, Zhong Yangui pushed open the door, walked through the two courtyards, and came to a small courtyard in the middle of the house. He tapped the bronze door knocker twice. After a while, a voice came from the door: "Who, everyone?" It¡¯s so late and you¡¯re still disturbing me!¡±
"It's a certain family!"
"It's Mr. Lang! Please wait a moment! I'll open the door right now."
Soon, with the sound of hurried footsteps, the courtyard door was pushed open silently. Zhong Yangui entered the courtyard door and saw a man in black standing inside the door with a lantern in his hand. Zhong Yangui turned back and closed the door and whispered: "Gather everyone together, I have something for them to do!"
"Here!" the man in black sang a promise, turned around and returned to the two-sided house in the courtyard and shouted in a low voice. After a while, more than ten strong men came out of the house. All of these men were wearing green robes and small hats. He is dressed like an ordinary servant, but with a tall build and a fierce look, he seems to be a desperado. When these men saw Zhong Yangui, they all looked respectful and saluted and sang repeatedly.
"That's all!" Zhong Yangui raised his right hand to signal everyone to abstain from courtesy, and said in a deep voice: "I'm here today to ask you to do something and kill someone. A certain family also doesn't hide it from you. This time is very dangerous. I'm afraid that not many of you will be able to come back alive. If you have any unfulfilled wishes, please speak up. As long as someone can do it, they will definitely do it for you!"
After hearing this, the dozen or so people looked at each other for a moment, and then a man who looked like a leader stepped forward and said solemnly: "Without husband, our lives would have been lost long ago, let alone the good life for the rest of the year. It¡¯s over, my life is already Lang Jun¡¯s, why bother asking anymore? Lang Jun just says who he wants to kill!¡±
Others also responded in unison: "That's right, Mr. Lang, just say so!"
Zhong Yangui waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to answer me now. I'll give you three more days to think about it carefully. If you don't want to go, just tell me and I will give him a traveling fee." He left Jianye City and let him live on his own so that everyone can get together and relax!"
After saying that, Zhong Yangui ignored the men who were showing their loyalty, turned around and went out of the hospital, leaving no one in the hospital talking about it. It turned out that these people were the dead soldiers who were taken in by Zhong Yangui during his tenure in Hunan. They were treated very well and specially did some shameful things for him. After he left office, he selected more than ten of them who were the most loyal and had their own special abilities and brought them back to Zhong Yangui. Jian Ye is raised in his own backyard on weekdays. On weekdays, he disguises himself as an ordinary servant and lives in seclusion, preparing to be used at critical moments. Now he decided to make a desperate move and took out these tricks that kept him at the bottom of the box.
Zhong Yangui returned to the study, called the steward, and told him to rent two yards near Chonghuafang. As long as the surroundings were remote and the area was large enough, the price did not matter. However, he could not use the name of his house directly. Rent it in the name of a businessman who has nothing to do with the house. Although the person in charge didn't understand Zhong Yangui's intention, he still followed the order. At noon the next day, the person in charge came back to report that the yard had been rented, and the price was not expensive, but it was only six or seven dollars a month. After all, the feng shui was not much better than this high-end prison in Chonghuafang. Zhong Yangui sent the steward away, then walked to his bedroom. Seeing that no one was around, he walked to the bookcase in the corner and pushed hard. The bookcase slid open, revealing a dark passage. Zhong Yangui lit a lantern and walked into the passage. Below was a stone staircase going downwards. After walking more than ten steps, the two sides became wider and a basement appeared. Zhong Yangui hung the lantern on a hook on the wall and walked to the wall, where there were more than a dozen wooden boxes neatly placed. Zhong Yangui opened the top wooden box. The wooden box was filled with straw to prevent collisions. He stretched out his right hand and groped in the straw for a while. He suddenly lifted it and found a matchlock gun in his hand. Under the weak light, the dark light of the metal texture is reflected.
Zhong Yangui¡¯s fingers passed over the trigger, barrel and other parts, and there was a faint greasy feeling on his fingertips. This was grease applied to prevent rust. This firearm was very well maintained. Although it was stored in a relatively humid basement, there was no damage at all. He tried loading and firing a few more times, and then put the inspected firearm back into the wooden box after confirming that it was completely correct. Another firearm was taken out of it. After all the firearms in the wooden boxes were inspected, he carefully checked the gunpowder and lead bullets. After confirming that everything was normal, Zhong Yangui carefully moved the wooden boxes back to their original positions and looked at the dozen or so unsatisfied weapons with complacency. He opened the eye-catching wooden box and said to himself: "Success or failure depends on this bet. Lu Renzhi, Lu Renzhi, I want to see if you really have destiny this time. Can you?" Escape this disaster!"
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