Chapter 141 Secret Plot, Conspiracy Against Yang An! (Subscribe)
Tianjin.
Ziyun Temple.
In the middle of the night, more than a dozen carriages stopped in front of the gate of the Taoist temple.
The Taoist boy who greeted the guests checked their identities and the visiting cards in his hands, and then let them in.
Half an hour later, all the distinguished guests arrived.
In a guest room of the Taoist temple, about twenty people were crowded inside, standing or sitting, happy or sad.
If someone saw such a scene, they would be shocked.
Because among the more than twenty people in this guest room, they were either ministers in the court or representatives of the clans in Tianjing City. Each of them was extremely noble and was a great figure in Tianjing City.
But now they gathered together, as if they were plotting something.
It can be imagined that if this matter was spread, it would definitely cause a shock to the entire Daqian court, and people would accuse them of forming a clique for personal gain.
Among these people in front of him, there were three leaders.
One was the right prime minister Fan Wujiu.
This person had the highest official position and the most prestige.
This private gathering, which was suspected of "forming a clique for personal gain", was initiated by him.
The other person was Zhao Hande, the previous patriarch of the Zhao family in Tianjing. He was highly respected and old, and was a real big man among the aristocratic families in Tianjing City.
However, what surprised everyone was that neither the right prime minister nor the old patriarch Zhao sat in the middle seat, but sat on the left and right sides of the seat, and the old man in the purple Taoist robe sitting in the seat was respected.
It was such a scene that went against common sense, but no one in the scene noticed that it was wrong, instead, it gave people a feeling that it should be so.
"I think you all know why I called you here today."
The right prime minister Fan Wujiu tapped the table with his fingers, and glanced at everyone in the room, just like a gentleman with the demeanor of an elder.
"Everyone knows what Prince Yang An did in Haizhou."
"Since ancient times, the court, the aristocratic families, and the clans have shared the world, but what Prince Yang An did in Haizhou showed his intention to sweep away the aristocratic families, which is definitely not a good thing for us aristocratic families."
"Especially the fact that His Highness secretly sent people to measure the land and check the population in Haizhou, and recruited good family children under the pretext of suppressing pirates, is undoubtedly a sign of his distrust of aristocratic families like us. Ren, wants to cut off the foundation of our aristocratic families. "
"Think about it, that prince has not yet been crowned king, but he dared to attack a family sect in Daozhou, destroying countless families and plundering all the wealth of the aristocratic sects in the entire Haizhou. "
"If we really have to wait for him to sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, or wait for him to ascend the throne and become emperor, where should we go from here?"
The right prime minister Fan Wujiu looked gloomy, scanning everyone in the room, taking in the performance of everyone in the room.
Because he didn't dare to guarantee that these people in front of him could be of the same mind as them.
Although all the people in the room at this time were his confidants, or big figures from the aristocratic families in Tianjing City, Daqian had been established for nearly a thousand years, and its foundation was unfathomable. Who dared to guarantee that there were no hidden players loyal to the royal family among these people?
Of course, Fan Wujiu and Zhao Hande dared to jump out at this time and calculate the crown prince Yang An, and they also had their own confidence.
This confidence was the purple-robed Taoist sitting with them.
If it were just the right prime minister of Daqian and the Zhao family of Tianjing City, they would naturally not dare to show their teeth to the Daqian court.
But with the support of Zixiao Palace.
That's different.
Even they risked offending the emperor of Daqian and even the royal family of Daqian to plot against the crown prince Yang An, not entirely for the consideration of the world's aristocratic families and sects.
The real reason was to leave a way out for their own family.
The three disasters of the dynasty, the road to immortality.
The blood demon catastrophe thirty years later.
These things are a secret to most of the small and medium-sized forces in the world of Shenzhou, as well as the lower-class people.
But for those big forces that have been passed down for thousands of years, it is a secret.
Like the Zhao family of Tianjing.
More than nine hundred years ago, because they made a successful bet, they were fortunate to follow the Daqian Taizu who had not yet made a fortune, and mixed a merit of following the dragon, and then made their family leap into a family of the Daqian Dynasty, and even one of the top ten aristocratic families in Tianjing City.
However, more than nine hundred years have passed, and a new dynasty catastrophe is about to come.
Isn't today's Daqian Dynasty the same as the former Dazhou Dynasty?
It's conceivable.
If they can't make changes, their Zhao family will be like the ten great families in Tianjing City during the Dazhou Dynasty, and will completely disappear in the clouds of history with the demise of the Daqian Dynasty.
But the great calamity of the dynasty every thousand years is also a harvest of the world's family sects by the Nine Sects, Six Paths and Twelve Aristocratic Families?
So unless there is a holy place among the Nine Sects and Six Paths, or one of the Twelve Aristocratic Families is willing to protect them, even if they choose to betray the Daqian Dynasty, they will not be able to escape the harvest of the Nine Sects, Six Paths and Twelve Aristocratic Families.
This is also the reason why the Right Prime Minister Fan Wujiu and the Zhao family of Tianjing are willing to turn to the Zixiao Palace.
All they want is to leave a way out for their family.
"What the Right Prime Minister said is very true. That prince is too young and doesn't know what the court is like."
"If he really can secure the position of the crown prince, it wouldn't matter if the powerful families in Tianjin suffered some losses. I'm just afraid that he will change the court policies at random due to his youth and cause instability in the country."
Right Prime Minister Fan Wujiu had just finished speaking when the old Patriarch Zhao added two more sentences and directly accused Yang An of being youthful and hot-tempered.
"What the Right Prime Minister and Patriarch Zhao said is absolutely true!"
"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did in Haizhou is really disappointing!"
"Think of us, the descendants of aristocratic families, who work conscientiously and work hard for the sake of the imperial court. Which one of us is not a person who is hard-working and meritorious, and who is loyal to the public and self-denial?"
"His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is greedy and greedy. In order to plunder the wealth of the Haizhou family, he actually used the name of suppressing bandits to act wantonly, killing people indiscriminately, and even setting up troops to rob people of their money. It is absolutely lawless."
"The most important thing is that he also used the emperor's edict to frame him and massacre local officials in Haizhou."
"If we really want him to secure his position as crown prince, it will inevitably bring chaos to the entire court and lead to instability in the country and the country."
"So in the opinion of the students, we absolutely cannot sit back and wait for death. We must write to the Emperor together to pray for His Majesty to remove him from the position of crown prince."
"If His Majesty insists on having his own way, I would rather abandon my official position and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests than suffer this humiliation!"
A young official spoke with great eloquence and sharp words, which instantly won the applause of the whole room.
In his words, those members of the Haizhou family who were beheaded by Yang An have become good family members who were persecuted by him.
And those local officials in Haizhou who were corrupt, perverted the law, were treasonous, and colluded with the Blood Demon Cult and the pirates in the South Seas, etc., have also transformed into good officials who are hard-working, self-denying and dedicated to the public.
In a word.
For the sake of the old Yang family, everyone in their family worked hard and made great achievements. Even if they concealed the land and population, concealed customs and business taxes, disregarded human life, took bribes and perverted the law, they were all good people.
Yang An, the prince of Daqian, dares to target the sect of the family, which is wanton and lawless, and must be severely punished.
Because this world belongs to their sect, not the royal family of Daqian.
Not to mention the Prince of Daqian, even the Emperor of Daqian cannot be an enemy of their aristocratic family.
There is a saying that goes well: when the emperor breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people, not to mention the prince?
Therefore, the prince must be severely punished and deposed.
Otherwise, as the old Patriarch Zhao said, before Prince Yang An became the king, he would dare to attack a sect of a Daozhou family, destroy countless families, and plunder the wealth of the sects of the entire Haizhou family. Empty.
We really have to wait until he secures his position as crown prince, or wait until he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor.
Don't you want to attack all the sects of the world's aristocratic families?
And once Yang An does this.
Super powers such as the Nine Sects, Six Paths and Twelve Aristocratic Families are definitely not afraid, because they have the inheritance of ancient immortal weapons and have no fear of the imperial family.
But the Daqian court couldn't deal with the Nine Sects, Six Paths and Twelve Aristocratic Families. Could it be that it couldn't deal with them?
Think of this.
Everyone in the audience criticized the prince Yang An verbally and writtenly, and already regarded him as the biggest disaster of the Daqian Dynasty.
I don't know how long it lasted.
Wait until everyone's emotions are aroused.
Right Prime Minister Fan Wujiu pressed his hands together and said in a deep voice: "Okay, everyone, please be quiet for now!"
"Although what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did in Haizhou was slightly inappropriate, it was still a boy's nature, and we need to understand it."
"I think we should give His Highness the Crown Prince a chance."
"During the court meeting today, Mr. Zhao, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, submitted some files from the Ministry of Revenue that concealed land taxes and customs duties to the imperial court. Because the case involved a huge amount of money and even involved members of the Daqian clan, His Majesty did not publish it."
"The next thing we have to do is to submit a letter together and ask His Majesty to send someone to investigate this matter thoroughly. We must not let those worms in the country go unpunished."
"As for the candidate for investigating the case, I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the most suitable candidate."
"After all, His Royal Highness is not only young and smart, but also has a lot of experience in checking land taxes and customs duties in Haizhou. If this case is handed over to His Highness for investigation, we will definitely be able to see clearly what His Highness is thinking and know whether His Highness is really the real person. He is deliberately targeting our sect."
"Of course, if His Highness the Crown Prince causes any big trouble during the investigation of the case, triggers a civil commotion, etc., even if I am optimistic about His Highness the Crown Prince, I can only submit a letter together with all the officials to pray to His Majesty to remove the Crown Prince."
Right Prime Minister Fan Wujiu said with a righteous and majestic face, but he informed everyone present of his general plan.
to be honest.
This is a conspiracy.
Although the emperor can act arbitrarily, he must also consider the suggestions of the officials in the court.
The left minister of household affairs reported the files on the hidden field taxes and customs duties to the emperor during the court meeting. Because of the huge implications, Emperor Tailong did not dare to directly let people investigate thoroughly.
What Right Minister Fan Wujiu and others have to do is to write to Emperor Tailong together and force Emperor Tailong to investigate this person thoroughly.
Because the case involved so much, it even involved members of the Daqian clan.
Therefore, the court must send a person with a high enough status to investigate the case.
In this way, if everyone in the court recommends Prince Yang An, Emperor Tailong may have no choice but to let Prince Yang An take over the case, even if he is unwilling.
And once Yang An took over the case.
Many things are beyond his control.
Even if Yang An does nothing, everyone can directly manipulate Yang An's people, or investigators from the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Punishment to do things and make the matter bigger.
This way.
Even if Yang An is protected by Emperor Tailong and the Daqian clan, it will be difficult for him to secure his position as prince.
Even if they cannot depose Yang An from the position of Crown Prince, they can greatly undermine his prestige and make him a mascot in name only.
This is the real purpose of Fan Wujiu and others.
It is also what the Zixiao Palace and other holy places hope to see.
After all, they don't want to see a true martial arts emperor appear, and they don't want to encounter a martial arts immortal god who controls the ancient immortal weapon and manipulates the golden dragon of the dynasty before the road to immortality is opened.
This is also the reason why Zixiao Palace, the right prime minister Fan Wujiu, the Zhao family of Tianjing and others plotted against Yang An.
In fact.
If the Daqian royal family and Yang An had not guaranteed that they would cooperate with the Nine Sects, Six Paths and Twelve Worlds to open the road to immortality.
I am afraid they would not tolerate Yang An, an unstable hidden danger, to become the Daqian Crown Prince.
After all, no one is a fool.
Especially those old monsters who have always longed to become immortals.
They absolutely do not allow any hidden dangers that can threaten the opening of the road to immortality to exist.
Compared to this, the royal power, wealth, and the people of Shenzhou are nothing but floating clouds.
Of course, not everyone believes that Yang An will keep his promise.
Or, compared to the Daqian royal family and Yang An's guarantees, they are more willing to believe in themselves.
Among these people, Zhao Chujing of Zixiao Palace is the one who reacts most strongly.
Even with the guarantee of the Daqian royal family.
He is still very worried about Yang An, a demon who broke through the first-grade heavenly master of martial arts at the age of fifteen.
Because he is afraid that Yang An will truly break through to the realm of martial arts immortals before the road to immortality is opened.
Once Yang An breaks through the realm of martial arts immortals, with the ancient immortal artifacts controlled by the Daqian royal family and the assistance of the Daqian national destiny golden dragon, it will inevitably become an unstable factor on the road to immortality.
At this point, their reaction is very intense, and they don't want to see such hidden dangers appear at all.
But compared with Zhao Chujing, the other people from the Nine Sects, Six Paths, and Twelve Aristocratic Families who came to watch the ceremony did not have such worries.
The reason is very simple.
Because the realm of martial arts immortals is not so easy to achieve.
They also did not believe that Yang An could break through to the realm of martial arts immortals before the road to immortality was opened, or before Yang An turned fifty.
If the realm of martial arts immortals was really that easy to break through.
In the long history of Shenzhou, there would not be only a few people who broke through.
As long as Yang An failed to break through to the realm of martial arts immortals, even if he became the emperor of Daqian and had the ancient immortal artifact inherited by the Daqian royal family, he could not resist the common will of the nine sects, six paths and twelve families.
Moreover, they did not believe that Yang An could resist the temptation of becoming an immortal.
In addition, the Daqian royal family and Yang An personally guaranteed.
Therefore, except for Zhao Chujing of Zixiao Palace, other major forces did not regard Yang An as a threat even if they had seen the degree of evil of Yang An. Instead, they thought he was an object to be won over.
After all, the appearance of such a powerful fighting force is undoubtedly very beneficial to the opening of the road to immortality, and it may be equivalent to an ancient immortal artifact.
Therefore, they always kept a spectator attitude towards the plans of Zhao Chujing of Zixiao Palace and Right Prime Minister Fan Wujiu.
Neither support nor oppose.
Just watch the show.
And see how good Yang An, the prince of Daqian, is and whether he is worth winning over.