Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Then, two men in tight clothes with dark faces came in from outside.

The spy looked up and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "Being able to be captured by the general himself, this life is worth it."

Fang Yao took the secret letter picked up by his subordinate, opened it and took a look at it, then folded it again and put it into a thin bamboo tube in front of the spy.

"General, this guy has a lot of pigeons."

"Bring one."

After getting the carrier pigeon, Fang Yao tied the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg. With a wave of his hand, the pigeon flew into the air, turned a few circles and flew away.

The spy seemed to have thought of something and struggled desperately, "Are you crazy? Are you crazy? What do you want to do?"

Fang Yao ignored him and walked out. When he reached the door, he waved his hand and said, "Chop it off."

With a snap, the spy's head fell to the ground.

Fang Yao rushed back to the palace without stopping. He remained calm and secretly arranged several layers of guards around the emperor.

He wanted to see if that mysterious nobleman dared to come.

In the letter sent by the carrier pigeon, the Western Qiang spies told their master that the Mizhou incident had failed and suggested mobilizing troops in the capital to force the emperor to abdicate or even kill him.

Can force the emperor to abdicate!

And he can kill the king!

How close does this person have to the emperor?

That mysterious veil, having been hiding for so long and stirring up so many troubles, actually wanted to take action when no one was around.

Well, it's time to show up.

royal palace.

As the sun moved westward, the palace gates would be closed in another hour, so the emperor came to the imperial study.

The imperial desk was piled with memorials, and only Eunuch Chang was serving him.

A young eunuch peeked out from the door and waved. Eunuch Chang went over and heard what he whispered.

After hearing his words, Eunuch Chang was silent for a while, sighed, and his mood instantly became very bad.

"Your Majesty, this is your medicine, please take it first."

This medicine was left by Shen Li. It can prevent the emperor from having an asthma attack when he is stimulated.

The emperor looked up at him twice, took the medicine, and swallowed it with tea.

Then Eunuch Chang took out the asthma inhaler.

"That's not necessary," the emperor rubbed his tired eyes. "Since the Fourth Prince, I've figured out one thing. In the royal family, even the relationship between father and son depends on fate. If my sons grow up to want to kill me, then I don't need them anymore."

Eunuch Chang was frightened when he heard this and didn't dare to say anything. He just lowered his head and put away the teacup.

After a while, the young eunuch ran back and still stood at the door, secretly waving at Eunuch Chang.

The emperor didn't even raise his eyelids and said to Eunuch Chang, "Let him come in and talk."

The eunuch trembled with fear. He knelt on the ground as soon as he entered and said nervously, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince requests to see you. He said there is an urgent secret."

Eunuch Chang looked at the emperor nervously.

The emperor asked calmly, "Where is Fang Yao?"

"They're outside," Eunuch Chang quickly bowed and replied, "Mu Heng and the others are also nearby. General Fang sent them to ask the emperor if he wants to see them."

"It's already this late, and you still dare to enter the palace? You're really brave, kid. With so many big things happening outside, he still dares to come and bet that I know nothing. Tell me, is he the only one who came here?"

The young eunuch didn't dare to speak anymore. He was so scared that he wanted to stick his face to the ground.

Fang Yao strode in and bowed to the emperor, saying, "The Third Prince only brought a few followers with him. His men are actually lurking near the palace. I have already arranged archers outside to target them. From what I see, he deliberately chose to come when the palace gates were about to close, probably thinking that no one would be inside at this time, making his chances of success greater."

Is this something you can listen to?

The eunuch was almost scared to death.

The emperor waved his hand, signaling him to leave. Then he asked, "What about him? How dare he enter the palace with only a few followers?"

"That's not the case," Fang Yao said, "The Third Prince is not that reckless. He has his own accomplices in the palace."

The emperor looked at the memorial in his hand with no expression on his face.

Fang Yao smiled and said, "He sent a secret letter to his accomplice to hide near the imperial study, and the accomplice prepared an escape route for him. Little did he know that all his accomplices were captured by Mu Heng, and the secret letter was sent out by Mu Heng imitating the accomplice's handwriting. The Third Prince still didn't know this and thought he had already won the battle after hiding for so many years without being discovered."

After stretching his muscles, Fang Yao continued, "In addition to his accomplices in the palace, I also found weapons hidden in the palace. It turns out that over the years, the Third Prince has been using people carrying gold to transport weapons back and forth into the palace, hiding them in the official toilets, waiting for the right time, so that both the men and the weapons are ready."

The emperor suddenly sneered and said, "So, the last time I was assassinated in the palace, it was also arranged by him? If something happened to me, and the eldest and second sons started fighting like that, he could easily put the blame on either of them and reap the benefits himself."

"Those two fools fought to the point of being mad at each other, completely disregarding their own reputations. This only served to enhance his reputation. This way, whether he's a warrior or not, he has both internal and external support, and whether he's a scholar or not, he has his good reputation to back him up. Not to mention, he has the greatest chance of ascending the throne. This rebellious son dares to take risks, dares to act, and thinks long-term and carefully. What a pity for his good brain."

Fang Yao moved his lips, then swallowed his words.

If it weren't for Shen Li's instantaneous teleportation, even he would not have suspected that the usually well-behaved Third Prince was quietly preparing to forcibly abdicate.

From controlling the iron mines in Mizhou, to accumulating weapons and personnel, to the hidden spies in the palace, he calculated every step carefully and concealed it from everyone with his respectable appearance.

If it weren't for the sudden unexpected incident in Mizhou that threw him off balance, the emperor would probably have been completely unprepared and hit by his attack.

"The Third Prince thought I was in the camp outside the capital and not in the palace, so he dared to come," Fang Yao said. "Just now, when I asked for an audience outside, he just said that he learned that something had suddenly happened in Mizhou. It involved the weapons forging department of the Ministry of War and was extremely confidential. He could only report it to you in person. Please inform the eunuch. Your Majesty, do you think we should let him in? Or should we let him go back?"

"Where is he now?"

"In the Council Hall. He originally wanted to go to the Imperial Study, but Mu Heng arranged for someone to stop him there, saying, 'You are taking a nap here and no one is allowed to disturb you.'"

"Let him go back. I don't want to see that face of his. I'm afraid I'll kill him right then and there." The emperor seemed a little disheartened and closed his eyes. "Let's see what he can do when he gets anxious. Have Mu Heng continue to imitate his accomplices and communicate with him, and try to get out the foreign aid he has hidden in the capital. If we have to fight, we should take them all in one fell swoop, and don't leave any trouble for the future."

"Yes." Fang Yao bowed and responded, then went out and told someone to pass on the message.

The palace gates were about to close, and he should have left the palace as soon as possible, but he had to make up his mind to do so. In the current situation, how could he dare to go out without worry?

Behind him, Eunuch Chang hurried out and said, "General, the emperor has ordered you to stay in the palace."

"I understand." Fang Yao waved his hand without turning back.