Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 48 The Conspiracy Emerges
Chapter 48: The First Conspiracy
After Cai Feng, Liubu Shangshu and others arrived, they were overjoyed to see Deng Sheng who had woken up. They have been under too much pressure these days, and for some reason, there are rumors in the past two days that Deng Sheng is dead. It was they who pushed Empress Dowager Cui to prison in order to seize power, and they said it clearly. This made them very distressed. They wanted to explain, but they didn't know where to start. Now Deng Sheng woke up. , then everything will be solved.

Deng Sheng looked at the crowd and said: "You have worked so hard these past few days, I am very grateful!" After saying that, he bowed his hands to everyone.

Everyone panicked and said: "I dare not dare, it is all thanks to the might of the king, now the king wakes up, everything is fine."

Deng Sheng nodded, and said, "How's the situation in the court these days?" Deng Sheng wanted to know if there was any change in the court. He hoped to find out who was behind the scenes through some clues. Deng Sheng really suffered a serious crime this time. , Nima, was shot by an arrow and fled in embarrassment. If Xue Rengui and the others hadn't come in time, I'm afraid he would have to sing coolly. Deng Sheng has one idea now, which is to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and kill him. Cut into pieces with a knife to vent the hatred in my heart.

Cai Fengdao: "Back to Your Majesty, the court has been relatively safe these few days. The Empress Dowager presided over the court meeting and supervised the country for a few days, because this was what the Majesty wanted, and all the ministers had no objection. However, two days ago, there were rumors suddenly It is said that the king has passed away, and the Queen Mother supervises the country to seize power, and such rumors are rampant and intensified, if they are not clarified in time, it may lead to a catastrophe."

Deng Sheng frowned. He didn't expect things to happen to this point. It seems that the mastermind behind this scene is not simple.

"After the assassination of the widow, is there any doubt in the investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice?" Deng Sheng's assassination was so sudden that it was impossible to arrange manpower to investigate the process of the assassination. Only the Ministry of Criminal Justice launched an investigation on the matter.

Fan Zhongyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, said: "Back to Your Majesty, after the assassination of your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment actively launched an investigation. It is understood that the assassins who assassinated this time were all dead men who were raised and did not survive. However, the weapons they used, They are all standard weapons used in the army, so it can be seen that a general in the army must be involved in this matter."

"In my humble opinion, when the king hunted, the Habayashi army wiped out everything within a radius of five miles, and there would be no other people coming in and out. The only explanation is that this person has a high prestige in the army, so he can not disturb the king. He Yulin Army brought the assassins into the hunting grounds, and there were only a few generals who could have such prestige in Wancheng, but after the king was assassinated, the Ministry of Justice became the target of public criticism. Not to scare the snake away, I entrusted Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Zhang Shizhong, Yao Shizhong, and Su Shizhong to assist in the investigation."

Seeing Fan Zhongyan mentioning himself, Cui Hao, Zhang Bin, Yao Guangxiao, and Su Hong came out, Cui Hao said as a representative: "My lord, after Fan Shangshu told me his thoughts, I deeply thought that However, they secretly sent people to follow and monitor the generals who had such abilities in the court, and after several days of investigation, they finally made some progress."

"Oh? Did you find anything? Cui Qing came quickly." Deng Sheng was overjoyed when he heard that Cui Hao and others had discovered something, and asked hastily.

Cui Haodao: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have discovered in the past few days that General Fang Hanchen, a charioteer, has frequently entered and exited a residence in the past two days, and also found that General Fang also appeared here on the day the King was assassinated. The ministers have already suspected it. Then he ordered people to secretly monitor him, and just two days ago, General Fang came here again, and left after half an hour, but it is very strange that after General Fang left, there were rumors about the death of the king and the seizure of power by the queen mother. It started coming, and it got out of hand.”

"Fang Hanchen? This is impossible. General Fang is loyal to Deng Sheng, so how could he murder the king? Cui Shangshu, have you made a mistake?" Hearing Cui Hao say that Deng Sheng was assassinated, Fang Hanchen was most suspicious , Cai Feng was impatient. He, Fang Hanchen and Huang Biao were all confidants of the late king, and they were deeply trusted by King Wuzhuang. Before his death, King Wuzhuang handed over the power to the three of them. It was handed over to Huang Biao, and the most elite Yulin army in Deng Guo was handed over to Fang Hanchen, who asked them to assist Deng Sheng. Fang Hanchen has been working hard for the past few years without any mistakes. How could he murder Deng Sheng? Woolen cloth?

"Cai Xiang, I also believe that General Fang is loyal to Da Deng and to the former king, but whether he is also so loyal to the king is open to question." Yao Guangxiao said meaningfully.

"Yao Shizhong, what do you mean?" Cai Feng felt that there was something in Yao Guangxiao's words, so he asked him to clarify.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Report to Your Majesty, I have been investigating that house for the past few days, and found that the owner of the house is the third prince of the previous king, brother of the third king of the king, Deng Ju, Marquis of Nanxiang."

"What? Are you saying that this incident was caused by the Nanxiang Marquis? What evidence do you have?" Deng Sheng was shocked. He had thought of many people behind the scenes, including his elder brothers, and even Jing Guo. The rest of the evils had doubts, but they did not doubt Nanxiang Hou Dengju. Deng Ju was his third elder brother, and he was born of the former king's original wife. Offended the King of Wuzhuang, and was thrown into the cold palace by the King of Wuzhuang. Deng Ju was implicated by his mother and had no chance to reserve the throne.

When Deng Sheng was fighting for the reserve position, Deng Ju was also very helpful to Deng Sheng. It can be said that Deng Sheng was able to sit on the throne, and Deng Ju contributed a lot, so at the beginning of his accession to the throne, Deng Ju was granted the title of Marquis of Nanxiang, and He also planned to add a duke to show his favor. You must know that the oldest of the other sons of King Wuzhuang was only a duke. This is enough to show that Deng Sheng attached great importance to Deng Ju. After ascending to the throne, he lived in seclusion and did not care about the affairs of the DPRK and China. It is hard to imagine that this matter would have anything to do with him.

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have no evidence and everything is speculation, but I dare to ask Your Majesty, if your Majesty dies in this assassination, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

Yao Guangxiao's words woke up Deng Sheng, yes, once he died, who would be the biggest beneficiary?

Everyone believed that if something unexpected happened to Deng Sheng, and he had no heirs, among the many heirs of King Wuzhuang, the second prince, who is now Lord Qingtian Deng Guo, had the greatest chance, but as Deng Sheng, it was very difficult. It is clear that when Deng Guo competed with himself for the throne, it was a dark day. The two brothers wanted to bring down each other by any means, but in the end it was Deng Sheng who was superior and defeated him. (I haven't explained it before, so I will explain the protagonist's brothers here, because they will appear one by one later, they are: the eldest Deng Mian, died young; the second Deng Guo, Feng Qingtian Jun; the third Deng Ju, Feng Nanxiang Hou; the fourth Deng Gang, named Ziyang Lord; the fifth Deng Sheng; the sixth Deng Tuan, named Shanyin Lord)
It can be said that Qingtian Lord Deng Guo is the one who hates Deng Sheng the most in the whole world. On the contrary, Deng Ju has always been close to Deng Sheng, and after his mother passed away in Lenggong, he regarded Queen Mother Cui as his biological mother. After Deng Sheng died, Empress Dowager Cui would definitely support Deng Ju's succession. With the support of Empress Dowager Cui, the position would most likely belong to Deng Ju.

Thinking of this, Deng Sheng couldn't help shivering. Thinking carefully, he was terrified. After carefully analyzing the words of Yao Guangxiao and Cui Hao, and thinking of Fang Hanchen's strange actions, Deng Sheng also felt that Deng Ju was the most suspicious. Maybe he didn't know, but Deng Sheng knew very well that Fang Hanchen was the illegitimate son of Deng Ju's maternal grandfather, that is to say, Fang Hanchen was Deng Ju's biological uncle. Clearly, this matter was also said by Deng Ju unintentionally, so Deng Sheng didn't find it strange at all that Fang Hanchen would do such a thing for Deng Ju.

(End of this chapter)