faint [rebirth]

Xiao Wuchen used to always think that sooner or later his father would return to his senses and treat him well again.

But the longer he waited, until now, his father couldn't bear it anymore and gave him the elixir, only then did he know that such a day, unless he was willing to lie in bed every day sick or pretend to be sick, otherwise he would definitely not come up.

In addition to the dull pain in his heart, Xiao Wuchen had no choice but to make such a decision--for the time being, use the matter of cutting the vassal to hold back the father, so that the father will not put a lot of energy on him, and then wait until the father is serious. When he can't be tolerated... Maybe he can only do such unfilial things.

After Xiao Wuchen thought so, he talked to the emperor's uncle again, and the emperor's uncle quickly took all these matters on himself, telling Xiao Wuchen not to worry, and not to spend too much time on it, Xiao Wuchen Only then did I fall asleep in peace.

He completely believed in the emperor's uncle.Therefore, he is also willing to give the emperor the greatest power in these matters.

Seeing Xiao Wuchen fell asleep again, Xiao Junye's eyes lit up, he took the boy's hand, and kissed it. After a while, seeing the boy's breathing calmed down, he moved to the boy's lips and kissed it lightly. .

soft.

Still sweet.

Ah Yao silently backed out from the door.

The few of them who served the prince with them, what else do they not understand now?The prince never shy away from them in his affairs. Of course, since they are personal servants, if the prince wants to avoid it, he really can't.And this Prince Zhao, in the past, just cared about the prince very much. In the past two years, this kind of concern has become more and more exposed, and even the eyes of the prince are extremely naked.

In this way, what else do A Yao and the others not understand?

The prince even gave King Zhao the safety buckle that he had worn close to his body for several years, and replaced it with the inferior long-life lock that King Zhao brought back from the mountain, and generously handed over many powers of the Eastern Palace to King Zhao, among Trust and care are evident.

A Yao and the others are slaves, so naturally they can't talk about it or persuade them.If it is suitable for His Majesty to favor His Highness, maybe several people will discuss with each other and persuade the prince to be cautious and not to show such thoughts in front of outsiders.But now, His Majesty is hot and cold towards the prince. With the help of Prince Zhao, the prince can be in a more stable position.Their persuasion naturally became more and more difficult to speak.

but--

Maybe not too bad.

Ah Yao looked into the room, looking at King Zhao, who was cherished and valued by the prince, and thought of the prince's expression when he looked at King Zhao, and suddenly felt that the prince of their family obviously did not suffer—look, just by looking at King Zhao's eyes, you can tell this Between the two, it was clear that King Zhao liked and valued his prince more.In this way, they can feel at ease.

Ah Yao obviously didn't expect that she was relieved too early, and when Xiao Junye came out of the room, she saluted Xiao Junye very seriously.

Xiao Junye glanced at him, told him to take good care of the prince, and then left.

When he was at the border earlier, although his Wuchen accepted him, the intimacy between the two was actually not that much.After Xiao Junye finally calmed down, he also had some doubts about why Xiao Wuchen agreed to him at that time.

But when he returned to Luoyang City, Wuchen had just woken up, so he gave him his personal seal, and said that he would hand over the power of the Eastern Palace, his loyal servants and staff to him...

After Xiao Junye heard it, he felt boundless joy in his heart.Intimacy or something, maybe he's not used to being dust-free?Now that his Wuchen has given him all these powers, it is obvious that he has given him his wealth and life, so what is there for him to be dissatisfied with?

With these, he can completely protect and control his dust-free life.

Xiao Junye's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a surge of excitement in his heart, and he finally calmed down when he reached the discussion pavilion in the East Palace.

The news that the prince fell ill before he could accept His Majesty's award after returning to Luoyang City after he made great achievements at the border quickly spread throughout the entire palace and Luoyang City.

Moreover, the crown prince had been lying on the bed for half a month. After half a month, although his body looked better, the imperial doctor was still prescribing the medicine for the prince. For many government affairs, he implored the emperor's father to let Zhao Wang help him.

Emperor Chengguang considered it again and again, and finally agreed, and said that the prince can take care of himself at ease.

So Xiao Wuchen was in the East Palace, relaxing with peace of mind.

Although this disease was caused by him himself, it is obviously because of his poor health that he can get sick so easily. Under his temporary behavior, it is easy to get sick.

And really, I was sick for half a month.

Xiao Wuchen had no choice but to continue to recuperate for a period of time just for his own body.

The news of the prince's weakness spread again inside and outside the palace.

The word of changing the crown prince, which had not been mentioned for a long time, was brought up again.

Although the prince is young and smart, he has military achievements, but his body is so weak, how can he bear the burden of a country in the future?Instead of letting someone who can't afford to bear such a heavy burden, it would be better to change to a more suitable prince.

Emperor Chengguang just said nothing.

But when someone proposed to expand the harem, Emperor Chengguang hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I will discuss this matter after I discuss it with the Taoist priest."

Many courtiers are very happy.But there were also many courtiers whose hearts suddenly became sad.

Discuss with the Taoist priest?

Who is that priest?A Taoist priest who can only deceive and deceive.The refined elixir did indeed become somewhat younger when Emperor Chengguang first took it.But looking at the past two years, the elixir was of no use to Emperor Chengguang, and Emperor Chengguang was still getting old.It's just that there are many imperial doctors around Emperor Chengguang to take care of his body, arrange medicinal meals, etc., so the aging process of Emperor Chengguang is very slow.

However, it is such a Taoist leader who has no knowledge of politics at all, and His Majesty actually said that he wants to discuss with him whether to enrich the harem!

His Majesty put that Taoist priest above those who have studied hard for several years and worked hard in the court for several years!

Many courtiers felt extremely humiliated.

The priest is only beginning to participate in the matter of whether the emperor accepts the concubine, so will he participate in more matters in the future?

Is it possible that in the future, when the court, on the side of the emperor, the Taoist futon will be placed, and then all the things that the Taoist uses for divination will be moved to the court hall?

Thinking of this, when many courtiers left, their faces were ashen.

What should they do so that the Holy One can regain his previous holy wisdom?In other words, if the Holy One really can't recover from the past, then they...should they support the new king?

The words of Emperor Chengguang shook the hearts of many courtiers.

Xiao Junye listened to Emperor Chengguang's words in the court hall, lowered his head silently, and only raised his head when he got out of the palace, looking at the dazzling sun.

He was thinking about Xiao Wuchen in his heart when he was suddenly bumped into by someone behind him.

It's just that Xiao Junye has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has a strong body, so the person behind bumped into him. Xiao Junye was not knocked crooked or unstable, but the person who bumped into him staggered twice and sat on the ground in a state of embarrassment. .

Xiao Junye turned to look at the man.

The man was beating upside down, and cursed: "Who is so blind that dares to bump into this king?" Then he saw that the person he bumped into just now was Xiao Junye.He paused, snorted coldly, stood up and strode out.

If it was someone else, he would scold him if he scolded him, and he would punish him if he was punished.But this person is actually Xiao Junye, King Zhao.

Not to mention Emperor Chengguang's "love" for King Zhao whose meaning is unknown, the crown prince now values ​​King Zhao quite a lot, and King Zhao himself is also fighting for strength, and now he has a lot of military achievements. You can't do anything to Xiao Junye at will.

It's just that even if it can't be done, King Yuan claims to be the eldest grandson of Emperor Chengguang, so he definitely doesn't need to apologize to King Zhao.

Xiao Junye looked at Yuan Wang's back indifferently, without speaking.

Speaking of, King Yuan was about the same age as him, and in terms of stature, King Yuan actually seemed stronger than him, but Xiao Junye was taller and stronger than King Yuan.

But even so, Yuan Wang's rebound after bumping into him just now shouldn't have caused Yuan Wang to stagger so easily, and he was knocked to the ground.

Xiao Junye lowered his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and then continued to walk forward.

King Yuan didn't know that his health was not as good as before, but Xiao Junye already knew about it.

He was in a hurry to go to the fourth princess mansion.

Before the prince returned, he sued Emperor Chengguang in an attempt to make the prince no longer have any trust in the emperor's grandfather, and it was even better to make the prince despise the prince and abolish him altogether.

It's just that King Yuan had calculated everything, and he didn't expect that what his aunt, the fourth princess said, would actually come true. The prince was really cunning, and he really hid himself in the carriage for more than ten days. Everyone thought that when the prince rushed to Luoyang City, the prince stayed in the carriage obediently. After he "falsely accused" the prince, he fell ill in the carriage openly and aboveboard, and let the emperor's grandfather's house treat him with compassion. Even better than before, but he was treated indifferently by the imperial grandfather.

Even, after that incident, the imperial grandfather called him to the palace, rewarded him with the two pills that were originally intended for the prince, and watched him eat the two pills one after another. go down.

King Yuan was not stupid, but in that situation at that time, the imperial grandfather looked at him coldly, as if if he dared to say no, he would end up in the same fate as his father who was imprisoned, so even if King Yuan knew the two The two pills were different, so he had to bite the bullet and eat those two pills.

Afterwards, although he tried his best to induce vomiting, and went to the Four Princess Mansion to find many doctors to check his body, but nothing came out.

King Yuan hated in his heart, but the matter had come to this point, those doctors couldn't find anything about his body - one was like this, three were like this, ten or eight were like this, the fourth princess would be annoyed if it was like this, just Said: "The golden pill is what my father takes every day. Why don't you see my father eating it? What's wrong? Besides, tiger poison doesn't eat its sons. Even if my father is really tired of you, I will treat you like your father." It’s nothing more than a confinement, how can it really kill you? Wasting two pills for nothing. Oh, yes, you may not know that although the Taoist master is practicing alchemy every day, he sits in front of the alchemy furnace from morning to night every day , but he can only take three pills a day at most. Father also needs to take at least two pills a day, and now he is willing to give you two pills. The princess' mansion is full of famous doctors, but there is no way to get them here and there, so that the royal father will have a bad relationship with me, so go back to your own mansion quickly!"

So the fourth princess drove him to his mansion in Luoyang City.

Although what the fourth princess said made some sense, King Yuan believed it at the beginning, but when he found that his body began to have problems, it was not poisoning, the kind that said he was sick, or he couldn't afford to be sick. It's that his body is getting worse and worse than before, like his body in his twenties suddenly changed to that in his forties.

But even so, King Yuan searched for doctors, but he couldn't find any problems with his body.

Shocked, he knew that the fourth princess was still angry at him for not listening to him before, and also understood that even if he had listened to the fourth princess, once he joined forces with the fourth princess, he would definitely not be the one who would take that position in the future.

King Yuan had no choice but to think of leaving Luoyang and returning to his fief!

When he returns to the fief, he will be the king of the fief, and no one will threaten him again!

Not to mention that he wouldn't be as depressed as he is now, even if he wanted to find a doctor to see him, he would have to sneak around like this.

When he returned to the fief, wouldn't he be able to continue to live the happy life he had before?As for the throne... Yuan Wang thought to himself, it's not that he doesn't like that position, but, but, Yuan Wang thought, he probably has the ability to sit in that position, but now that he is not in good health, he is still honest Be a vassal first.In the future, if possible... It would be fine for him to make another move.

King Yuan thought in this way, and started working on this matter everywhere.

The fourth princess came back from the banquet, and when she heard about it from the ears of others, her complexion turned ashen.She really wanted to help King Yuan seize the throne, and then give the throne to her brother, who was a direct relative, to abolish the crown prince.However, in the process of seizing the throne, apart from her and the son-in-law's family, the king of Yuan and the people, horses and financial resources in the fiefdom of the king of Yuan are the most important part of supporting them to seize the throne.If King Yuan gave up, how could the seizure of the heir apparent be successful?

The fourth princess was extremely annoyed, so she called King Yuan to scold her. The King Yuan who tried to scold him changed his mind, but King Yuan seemed to be determined and refused to turn back. Be the king of the fief.

"I told my aunt before that after the imperial grandfather gave me those two pills, something went wrong with my body." Yuan Wang said, "Although my aunt didn't believe it, those doctors couldn't find anything. However, I can feel it in my own body. No matter how much I like the throne, if I lose my life, how can I have the life to enjoy the power in this world even if I have tried my best to get that position? What's more, even if I really got it, my aunt might not be willing for me to take that seat, would she?"

The fourth princess's face was green and white, and in the end she could only watch Yuan Wang leave with a look of aloofness.

Seeing the expression of the fourth princess, the son-in-law personally poured a cup of tea for the fourth princess, and said a few words to the fourth princess with a smile, and finally said: "Not to mention, brother's great cause cannot be delayed. After all, King Yuan is Fan Wang, if he goes back and is really unwilling to contribute to his brother's great cause..." He paused, and said, "We must find someone who is willing to contribute to my brother, so that he can be the king of Yuan."

The fourth princess' eyes flashed, and she remained silent for a long time.

At this time, Xiao Junye also got the news that King Yuan was about to request an order to return to the fief.

It's smart.It's a pity that this cleverness came too late.

Xiao Junye thought about it, touched the letters and portraits that Xiao Wuchen had written to him in the wooden box, read and touched them one by one, and then went to bed in a happy mood.

On the next day, King Yuan had a request to leave the capital in his cuff, and was thinking about when to take it out, which would be the most suitable time, when he saw Prime Minister Zuo, whom Emperor Chengguang trusted the most, trembling towards Chengguang. God knelt down.

"The old minister has been working hard for me since the time of the first emperor. I dare not say that I have contributed to Daxing, but I am absolutely worthy of Daxing....Although the old minister is old, he is very happy with Daxing. I am afraid that Daxing will be uneasy one day. In the old minister's heart, It is also impossible to sleep peacefully every night. Therefore, after thinking about it for several years, I finally handed over this booklet for the future of Daxing, and begs the wise gentleman to be cautious."

Prime Minister Zuo did this without saying hello to Emperor Chengguang.

Therefore, Emperor Chengguang raised his eyebrows, and didn't answer the papers. Instead, he said neither happy nor angry: "Prime Minister Zuo is too modest. Prime Minister Zuo is better than Kong Ming. He is my minister, a good prime minister of Daxing, and Prime Minister Zuo's." No one can erase this ability. It's just that I and Prime Minister Zuo have known each other for dozens of years, yet I can't figure out what Prime Minister Zuo wants to say today, which is strange, strange."

Prime Minister Zuo smiled wryly in his heart.When Emperor Chengguang was young, he was really a Ming emperor, and he was still a Ming emperor who could tolerate his courtiers.Prime Minister Zuo was willing to work for the Daxing Dynasty for so many years, in addition to being loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and sympathetic to the people, it was because of Emperor Chengguang's tolerance.But now...

Prime Minister Zuo sighed from the bottom of his heart, and finally after paying his respects again, he said: "The old minister's invitation today is about cutting down the feudal clan..."

There was an uproar.

King Yuan only heard the beginning, his head started buzzing, he was so angry that he got out, pointed at Prime Minister Zuo and said, "What nonsense is this old thief..."

Before he could finish his accusation, a slightly cold teacup hit him on the head.

Teacups and teacup lids were not sharp weapons, but Emperor Chengguang smashed them so hard that King Yuan's head was actually bleeding out!

King Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly knelt down after a while.

Emperor Chengguang reprimanded: "Presumptuous! Prime Minister Zuo is my right-hand man and my most trusted subject. How can you allow this kid to talk nonsense to him? Why don't you step back quickly and go back to your mansion and close the door for half a month?" !"

King Yuan stared blankly, touching the blood oozing from his head, he couldn't believe that his imperial grandfather was so indifferent.

The King of Shu, who was as angry as the King of Yuan, and the hostess of the vassal prince did not dare to come out, and they all bowed their heads in silence.

Those courtiers lowered their heads even lower—it was just that they couldn't see Emperor Chengguang's attitude towards the cutting of feudal vassals before, but now that Emperor Chengguang directly smashed the blood on King Yuan's forehead, who can't see Chengguang's attitude? God's attitude?

Their emperor clearly agrees with this matter!And for this matter, he even gave up on his own eldest grandson if he wanted to!

……

Prime Minister Zuo's request to cut down the vassal quickly spread throughout Luoyang City, and then throughout the Daxing Dynasty.

Eleven princes with the same surname of the Xiao family and two kings with different surnames have mixed feelings in their hearts, let's not mention it for the time being.

Xiao Junye had to sit at home for a whole half a month in order to avoid suspicion and to avoid several visits from the hostages of the feudal lords, and finally rushed to the palace early in the morning to go to court. After the court, After finally getting rid of the entanglement of several princes and protons, they rushed to the East Palace.

In the East Palace, Xiao Wuchen was sitting slanted on the couch, idly playing with a set of exquisite Jade Artifacts of Dragon's Nine Sons brought in by the people below.

The jade wares are all made of white jade, they are very delicate, and people want to play with them just by looking at them.

In front of Xiao Wuchen's couch, King Yuan was kneeling.

Originally, King Yuan also prepared a heavy gift to bring to Xiao Wuchen, but when he saw the things in Xiao Wuchen's hands, he immediately felt desperate—the things he prepared, and the things in the crown prince's hands It is incomparable, how can he take it out, saying that Tete found it and gave it to the prince?

When King Yuan was hesitating and didn't know how to speak, Ah Zhuang came in from the outside and said, "Your Highness, Prince Zhao is here."

Before King Yuan could say anything more, Xiao Wuchen said, "You go back first. I know what you want to say. I don't bother to talk to you. The current situation is not much better than you. In front of the father, Gu's face is only a little more than your thumb, not even one-tenth of that Taoist leader. Instead of coming to ask Gu, you might as well ask that Taoist leader. " Then he said, "Eunuch Ruan, see off the guests."

After Xiao Wuchen finished speaking, he signaled Ah Zhuang and Ah Yao with his eyes to hold his pile of white jade wares of the nine sons of the dragon, got up and walked outside.

King Yuan couldn't help feeling sad.

Cut down the clan, cut down the clan, once the clan is cut down, is there still a place for people like them in this world?Could it really be that the only way to unite with other feudal lords is to force the palace all the way?

It would be fine if he had never been the king of the same place from the beginning.Now the vassal king has been doing it for many years, and many people still look forward to future generations to continue to be the king of this place.But now, with Prime Minister Zuo's words, the Holy Majesty's heart began to move, and he really tried to cut down the feudal clan. How can this not make people feel sad?

Yuan Wang was saddened by himself, sad because he would not only fail to be the emperor, but even the Tu emperor would not be able to do things in the future.

Xiao Wuchen and Xiao Junye met by the small lake in the East Palace.

The summer is hot, Xiao Wuchen already has a bitter summer.Fortunately, there is a small lake in the East Palace, surrounded by green willows, and lotus flowers in the lake. You can go boating on the lake, or rest in the shade in the gazebo by the lake. Xiao Wuchen's life in summer is easier.

The two hadn't seen each other for several days, not to mention Xiao Junye was so excited that he wished he could hug his sweetheart and kiss him hard to relieve his lovesickness.Even when Xiao Wuchen saw Xiao Junye, he remained silent for a while, looking at Xiao Junye who was ten steps away.

Neither of the two spoke first, they just looked at each other silently.

It was as if there were only the two of them left in this world.

Xiao Wuchen thought, maybe he really doesn't like him as much as the emperor's uncle for the time being, but now he is very sure that he must have the emperor's uncle in his heart.

And the emperor's uncle is still in a very important place in his heart, and he has already taken root in it.

No one can replace it.

In a narrow and closed alley in Luoyang City, in a dark and damp courtyard, a man in white, as gentle as jade, holding a glass of wine, looked at the glaring sun in the sky, showing a mocking smile.

Franchise?He is a good brother, he is really a smart person, he can come up with such an idea, so that the father will no longer stare at him closely.

It's just a pity, a pity, his good brother still doesn't know his father well enough.

Since the emperor gave the pill once, he would give it a second time, and blindly avoided it, which is not the attitude that an emperor should have.

The man in white thought about it, took the contents of the cup and drank it all in one gulp.