The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 757

Jing'an Fucheng is the seat of Jiangxi County.

The south is rich and prosperous, and Jiangxi County has a long-standing reputation as a land of fish and rice. As the county seat, Jing'an Prefecture City is a first-class prosperous place.

Although the end of the world is coming, the chaos in the north did not spread to the south because of the great river running across the north and south.

If you have to say that it has been affected, it is that the south has accepted many refugees and has to provide a lot of money and food to the north, which has greatly affected the lives of the people in the south.

Of course, it is only the lives of ordinary people who are greatly affected, and the more powerful people are, the less affected they are.

For example, in the Prince Ning's Mansion in Fan Jing'an, their lives have hardly been affected even now that the end of the world has come.

The catastrophe that killed tens of millions of people is just a topic of conversation among the people in the mansion.

"Have you heard? The lord is going to meet with some distinguished guests today, and he will also give the BMW from Tianmayuan to those guests today!"

"My lord likes to search for good horses the most. The horses in the Tianma Garden are his favorite horses. Can he be willing to give them away?"

"Don't believe me, I heard from Manager Hu that he is in charge of Tianmayuan!"

"Ah? Are you really going to send those fine horses away? I don't know what kind of distinguished guests are here today, and I haven't heard of anyone who has a deep friendship with the palace?"

In Prince Ning's Mansion in the northwest corner of Jing'an Mansion City, several servants were busy with their work while arranging flowers and plants.

The reason for such careful preparation is obviously also to receive distinguished guests.

According to the Great Jin ancestor system, the vassal king is not allowed to leave the mansion privately after the vassal, so naturally few guests will come to the palace.
Although the vassal king lived a prosperous life, the royal mansion that contained the glory and wealth was just a prison for the vassal king.

But in the past few months, the government's control over the palace has been relaxed a lot, which has also allowed more people to come and go to the palace.

At this moment, in a certain study room in the palace, the 35-year-old Ning Wang Zhao Yongshen was being served by the princess in robes.

There are only these two people in the study, which is an extremely abnormal phenomenon, after all, there is no way that the palace is short of servants.

"My lord, will nothing happen after meeting these people?" The princess's expression was full of worry.

Zhao Yongshen said in a deep voice: "That kid Zhao Yanxun took down the capital and killed that kid Zhao Weilong, and now the emperor is gone... who can control us?"

"But the government..."

Although he is the respect of the royal family, after Taizong Zhao Hongzhang, the imperial court imposed stricter restrictions on the vassal kings, and the vassal kings were always under civil supervision.

That's right, if the palace is a prison, then the local civil servants are the jailers, and the vassal king will be impeached if he oversteps the rules.

Zhao Yongshen sneered: "The imperial court is gone, who else can they impeach?"

Looking at himself in the mirror, Zhao Yongshen went on to say: "What's more... Now that the throne is vacant, anyone in my Zhao family's clan may inherit the great treasure, how dare they restrain the lonely king!"

In fact, the reason why Zhao Yongshen is so courageous is not only because of his growing ambition, but also because someone approached him and gave him hope of success.

Speaking of Prince Ning's Mansion, there are actually some stories.

More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Taizong Zhao Hongzhang raised his troops and drove his elder brother Emperor Shang from the throne. In order to show his generosity, he left his elder brother and his younger sons as heirs.

This Prince Ning's Mansion, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is actually the blood of Emperor Shang's lineage, which is very far away from the current Dajin royal family.

But in the hearts of the vassal princes of Prince Ning, the throne should belong to their lineage.

Therefore, when the troubled times came and the royal family was in civil strife, Zhao Yongshen, the contemporary King of Ning, saw the hope of seizing the throne.

"The concubine is just worried!"

Seeing that his beloved wife was so worried, Zhao Yongshen knew that this was due to the government's pressure for many years, and he couldn't persuade him for a while.

He sighed and said, "Do you think those people will let me go if this king doesn't take the initiative to pick things up?"

The "those people" in his mouth refer to those who supported his rise.

Since these people came to him, if they refused, there would be extremely serious consequences. It is not impossible to kill him directly.

The ties involved are too great... It can be said that once you embark on this path, there is actually no turning back.

Seeing his wife getting more and more worried, Zhao Yongshen couldn't help showing a wry smile, he should have kept this matter a secret.

"My concubine, a child like Zhao Yanxun and Zhao Weilong can control the kingdom... This king has lived for more than 30 years, how much worse than them?"

In fact, Zhao Yongshen has a strong heart and wrist, which is the main reason why many people support him.

Thinking of these, Zhao Yongshen felt unbalanced, so he said coldly: "It's nothing more than these two children who will be reincarnated, and the ancestors... are corrupted by the descendants of the Qin King!"

King Qin was the title of Taizong Zhao Hongzhang before he proclaimed himself emperor. All generations of King Ning privately referred to this enemy as King Qin, and taught his successors not to forget blood feuds.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps outside the study attracted the attention of the couple in the room.

"My son begged to see my father!"

Hearing this voice, Zhao Yongshen relaxed, and immediately responded, "Come in!"

After a few breaths, a young man in a sapphire blue cloud pattern robe stepped into the study.

Although this boy is only seventeen or eighteen years old, his face has a calmness that doesn't match his age.

"My son kowtowed to my father, queen, mother and concubine!"

This person is Zhao Yanjue, the son of the royal family, the eldest son of Prince Ning and his wife, and the three people in the room are a serious family of three.

"I asked you to go out to meet the guests. Why did the guests come here before they arrived?" Zhao Yongshen asked with a straight face.

Although he acted very serious, Zhao Yongshen was actually very satisfied with this eldest son, but as a father, he had to maintain his majesty, so he seemed difficult to get close to.

"Father, there is news from Jinshan Academy..."

Hearing this, Zhao Yongshen immediately got up seriously, and quickly asked: "But the old gentleman has agreed to come to my palace to give lectures as a guest?"

The so-called guest lectures are fake, and it is Zhao Yongshen's plan to use Fang Hongji's reputation in the five southern counties to win people's hearts for himself.

Zhao Yanjue shook his head, making Zhao Yongshen frown.

"what happened?"

"On the thirteenth day of this month, that old Mr. Fang was at Jinshan Academy, preaching the power of King Yong and the prosperity of Yong's army, and advised everyone present not to make enemies with Zhao Yanxun!"

Hearing these words, Zhao Yongshen turned pale with shock, he had never expected this result.

"Is this true?"

In fact, Zhao Yanjue didn't believe it when he heard the news, but the facts forced him to believe it.

"Exactly!"

Zhao Yongshen immediately scolded: "Fang Hongji claims to be upright, and he was the teacher of Zhao Weilong's son. Now that Zhao Weilong has been murdered and died, he doesn't want to avenge the king, but he still shouts for the traitor... How shameless! "

"What kind of face does this old thief stand between heaven and earth!"

Although he scolded happily, Zhao Yongshen did not lose his mind, and immediately asked: "What's the reaction of the listeners?"

Zhao Yanjue replied: "The person who reported back said that everyone at the scene looked sad, probably because of Zhao Yanxun's fierce power!"

In a fit of anger, Zhao Yongshen knocked over the teacup on the desk, and said in a deep voice, "Bewitching words to confuse people and people's hearts, don't let him mess around!"

If everyone is afraid of Zhao Yanxun, who will follow him to do things?

What Fang Hongji did ran counter to Zhao Yongshen's interests, and the two were already enemies at this moment.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yongshen stared into his son's eyes and said, "Find some capable men and kill him!"

Killing Fang Hongji, such a respected Confucian, has to be said that Zhao Yongshen is crazy enough, and he is really decisive to accomplish great things.

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanjue said in a deep voice, "I'll make arrangements now, baby!"

(End of this chapter)