美人在侧花满堂

只可惜好景不长，身为太子的赵元佐被废，秦王赵廷美被先皇赐死，那口气傲慢的赵王爷便是秦王的胞弟，曾任军器库副使的赵廷俊。秦王被赐死，他也逃不过，明经堂费了好大的力气才将他给救下，从此这赵廷俊也过着见不得光的日子。当年忠于秦王的殿前都指挥使李继勋、中书堂吏赵白、秦府孔目官阎密等全数被斩，宰执卢多逊大人被流放至崖州，后客死异乡。
  当今太后，原为淄州刺史李处耘的次女，性恭谨庄肃，无庶出，抚育诸子及嫔御甚厚，却相当偏爱赵元佐。因秦王之事，元佐佯装疯癫，烧了东宫，太子被废。之后，新皇登基，李太后沉寂于深宫大内，整日郁郁寡欢，直至元佐那些命尚在的忠心部下，及明家的支撑，才重燃她心头那团火。
  助楚王赵元佐夺回皇位是明家人肩负的使命。明景轩为了义父，甘愿放弃似锦的前途，以诈死的方式脱离了朝庭，从此这世上再没有明景轩这个人。依他的话，如今他就是弄得人不象人鬼不象鬼，待到可以重见天日的时候，便是楚王登上皇位的大日。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  夷山之北的荒山便成了这他们储存兵力的宝地，外有李太后、驸马都尉王贻永及当年秦王府卢府等众多忠心部下的追随，还有余在朝中势力的支撑，内有明家的财力及一切都在隐蔽地顺利进行之中。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  但最可笑的是，楚王赵元佐并不这么想，他没办法选择出身在皇家，但他可以选择远离皇家。当初装疯就是想逃避世间权力最大，最富有，最无骨肉之情帝王家。他失踪了，在他那么多忠心为他的部下谋划为他夺回王位的时候，他失踪了。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  这一切，美仁虽了解的不是很详细，但通过之前在主帐内及练兵场上听他们所说，加上景升爱理不理的回应，拼拼凑凑，至少有了一个清晰的轮廓。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  “真是越想越糊涂了，在我看来的一切，明明你们就很想杀了赵恒，可你为何还会出手救他？