After knowing Ying Zichu and Lu Buwei's intentions, Zhao Mu naturally had a way. If he wanted to ascend the throne in advance, it would be best to let King Xiaowen die early. However, the most important thing was to let King Xiaowen die without anyone suspecting him.
This was the reason why Ying Zichu had asked him to come.
Ding!" The host has triggered a new mission: Make sure that King Zhuang Xiang of Qin ascends to the throne as soon as possible. Mission successful. Reward: Nine Yang Divine Skill. [Mission Failure: Deduct ten years of internal strength.]”
When Zhao Mu heard the new mission issued by the system, he glanced at Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei smiled and avoided his gaze.
Zhao Mu cursed in his heart. How could Lu Buwei not know how to do such a thing? He had at least a hundred ways to make King Xiao Wen die, but he had pushed it to him in front of Ying Zichu. He was clearly planning to make a mistake and use him as a scapegoat.
However, if nothing happened, then Zhao Mu, who had helped Ying Zichu complete such an important task, would definitely become Ying Zichu's most trusted official, and thus obtain greater power. Furthermore, there was the system's reward.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is already fifty-three years old this year. In another week, on the day of the sea, the mourning period will end and the real day of the change of year will be the day of succession. His Majesty has more than twenty sons in his life and countless concubines.”
King Xiaowen was originally the second son of King Zhaoxiang, not the eldest son. The reason why he could become the Crown Prince was because his brother, Crown Prince Dao, had died.
In the ten years since he was conferred the title of King An, it was rare for King Xiaowen to have so many concubines. He had more than twenty sons, and Ying Zichu's mother, Xia Ji, was one of them. After Ying Zichu was left, he had never seen King Xiaowen again.
Although Zhao Mu didn't make his words clear, his meaning was clear. The fifty-year-old King Xiaowen had been in mourning for a year and didn't touch any meat or beautiful women. The mourning period was coming out on the 15th day. If he presented a beautiful woman at this time, King Xiaowen would probably have a night of debauchery.
And a fifty-three-year-old obviously couldn't afford to do this.
"But Mr. Zhao, aren't the clues too obvious? As long as we find out where the beauty came from, we will be suspicious.”Lu Buwei objected. This was a good plan, and it wasn't as obvious as using poison or assassination.
However, the only flaw was that if he sent a dancer from his mansion, wouldn't he become Zhao Mu's scapegoat?
"Lord Lu, I heard that you have been in close contact with General Xiang Shou recently?”Zhao Mu said.
Lu Buwei's expression turned serious, and he looked at Zhao Mu with deep vigilance. Zhao Mu was in the State of Zhao, yet he knew what he had done. Could it be that he was hiding some trump card that he did not know about?
"Your Highness, General Xiang Shou is a relative of Empress Dowager Xuan's maiden family. He was put in an important position by the former king. Because he was dissatisfied with Gan Mao returning Wusui's land, he had been badmouthing Gan Mao in front of the former king. In the end, Gan Mao fled to Qi.
As a result, many people in the court were dissatisfied with him. However, because the former king trusted Xiang Shou, no one dared to submit a petition to Xiang Shou. Now that the former king was dead, Xiang Shou was not young anymore. He cherished his life more than anyone else and wanted to gain the trust of the Emperor more than anyone else to save his life.
So if Xiang Shou got a beauty, what does Your Highness think he would do?”
Lu Buwei's heart trembled. Zhao Mu's plan was so vicious. Not only did it kill the current Emperor, but it also pushed Xiang Shou, who was once a favored official, into the abyss. Xiang Shou knew absolutely nothing about it.
The only thing was that he was afraid that he would lose a concubine. Thinking about it, he felt a little regretful.
However, Ying Zichu was overjoyed. Zhao Mu's plan was too good, and he had completely cleared his suspicion. He said,"Mister is truly a famous person. In the future, when I ascend to the throne, I will definitely not let Mister down.”
Then, he looked at Lu Buwei." Mister Lu, it's up to you to find a beautiful concubine."”
Lu Buwei bowed in agreement.
After the discussion, Ying Zichu led Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei out of the study and into the living room. They were going to have their meal together. A young eunuch, who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, led the way.
The reason why Zhao Mu noticed him was firstly because he was still young. He didn't expect that someone would send such a young child to the palace to be a eunuch. Secondly, this little eunuch actually had red hair.
In this era where there was no hair dye, this red hair was obviously natural. It was considered very strange.
Ying Zichu saw that Zhao Mu was staring at the little eunuch and smiled,"His name is Zhao Gao, and he can be considered a distant relative of the imperial clan. It's just that his father committed a serious crime and his mother was demoted to a slave. As for his brothers, they were lowly for generations and had no chance to make a comeback. His calligraphy is not bad. I'll take it. I'll serve Zheng 'er then.”
Zhao Mu did not expect that this little eunuch was actually Zhao Gao. That was right, Zhao Gao was about the same age as Ying Zheng, and he was indeed the descendant of a monarch of the State of Qin. However, he was tricked by his father.
When Ying Zichu said that Zhao Gao couldn't turn things around, he laughed it off. After all, Zhao Gao was an uncrowned emperor.
"He's about the same age as Young Master, so he can indeed be sent to Young Master's side to serve Young Master well.”Zhao Mu said.
Zhao Gao led everyone to the main hall. The dishes had already been served. Ying Zichu, Zhao Mu, and Lu Buwei ate together. After the meal, Lu Buwei went to invite Xiang Shou, while Zhao Gao brought Zhao Mu to Ying Zheng's residence.
Before the sky turned dark, Zhao Mu needed to tutor Ying Zheng with his homework.
"Sir, we've arrived. This is Young Master's residence.”Zhao Gao brought Zhao Mu to a small courtyard, which was left behind by Ying Zichu in the North Palace for Ying Zheng to live in. The eight-year-old Ying Zheng was already going to live independently.
"Sir, you're here." Hearing Zhao Gao's voice, Ying Zheng came out and saw Zhao Mu. He was overjoyed. No matter how mature he was, he was still able to maintain his aloof and mature image in front of these eunuchs and serving girls in a strange environment.
However, in front of Zhao Mu, he was still like a child.
Seeing Ying Zheng treating Zhao Mu so intimately, Zhao Gao's thoughts changed.'This gentleman seems to be very trusted by the Young Master. Should I join this gentleman's side?'
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