The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

After all, Pei Ze still didn't tell Xiao Yanzhi about Xu Liqian, but he made a lot of jokes and teased Xiao Yanzhi all the way, laughing until Xiao Yanzhi felt his ribs hurt even more.

Finally entered the palace, Zhao Kang had been waiting at the gate of Liangyi Gate, and when he saw Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi, he led them directly to Wanchun Hall. The imperial physicians had already waited in Wanchun Palace, and Li An was also standing quietly in the main room of Wanchun Palace wearing an official uniform he had never worn in front of Xiao Yanzhi.

Seeing that Xiao Yanzhi was being carried into the door by Pei Ze, the emperor immediately jumped up from his seat and rushed to Xiao Yanzhi in a panic.

"In other words, what's the matter? Did that scoundrel hurt you?!"

Seeing the emperor's flustered and angry expression, Xiao Yanzhi smiled warmly, and said, "Father, I'm fine, I'm just too lazy to leave."

Hearing this, the emperor raised his head and glanced at Pei Ze, seeing Pei Ze nod his head slightly, he let go of half his heart, and scolded with a smile: "You boy! You're not a woman, why do you let people hug you when you're tired?"

However, the smile on the emperor's face was also very unnatural.

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "Anyway, it's dark, and no one can see."

The emperor glared at Xiao Yan, and then said to Pei Ze and the imperial physicians, "Take him to his room quickly. You go and give the King of Shu a good examination to see where the King of Shu is injured!"

"Yes!"

Pei Ze immediately carried Xiao Yanzhi into the dormitory, and the five imperial physicians trotted behind him.

As soon as he was put on the bed, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly grabbed Pei Ze's shoulder, pulled Pei Ze to him and asked in a low voice, "You just said that my father arranged someone to watch me, so what about you and me..." Does the emperor know or not?

Sudden being pulled by Xiao Yanzhi like this, Pei Ze thought something was wrong with him, and his heart skipped a beat, but when he heard such a question, Pei Ze immediately laughed.

"Don't worry, they won't be able to enter Prince Wucheng's mansion."

His Prince Wucheng's mansion is a place that outsiders can't enter no matter whether it is in the open or in the dark, only one eyeliner that His Majesty put in at the beginning was left in the mansion, but that eyeliner has also been subdued by him, and the information passed to His Majesty is him. I hope His Majesty knows.At first, His Majesty allowed him to manage the Wucheng Prince's Mansion like this because he trusted him. Later, because Xiao Yanzhi was with him, His Majesty let him go again and again. Otherwise, according to His Majesty's temperament, he would have had a bad life. pass.

"Really?" Xiao Yanzhi looked at Pei Ze suspiciously.

Pei Ze nodded firmly, raised his hand and patted Xiao Yanzhi's forehead, then turned and left the bedroom.

"Your Majesty." Out of the dormitory, Pei Ze knelt down in front of the emperor, and said in a deep voice, "It's my negligence that made the King of Shu have such a difficult time. I'm guilty of this crime, please punish me."

The emperor slightly bent down and patted Pei Ze's shoulder, sighed: "It's not your fault, it's my fault, it's my lack of consideration. The long history of your mansion has already told me what happened, and I still want to Thank you, but fortunately you reacted quickly, otherwise you would have been taken away by that scoundrel. Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pei Ze stood up according to his words, "Your Majesty, King Wu..."

The emperor sat back in his previous seat, and when Pei Ze mentioned Xu Liqian, he snorted coldly and said, "I misread that scoundrel, and just led the army guards to report. I have already ordered the Habayashi Army to pursue it. Now I still have something for you to do."

"Your Majesty, just give orders." Pei Ze knelt down again.

The emperor stared at the candle not far away for a while, then picked up a booklet from the small table at hand and handed it to Pei Ze, and then firmly ordered: "The people above, together with their families, No one left. Be sure to finish the matter before dawn."

Upon hearing this order, Pei Ze was startled, took a look at the booklet, and Pei Ze hesitated.

It is easy to kill these people, but these people are only suspected by His Majesty because they are involved with the Yun family. Originally, they had to wait for investigation before making a decision. Would it be suspected of killing innocent people indiscriminately now?And also together with family and servants...

Pei Ze raised his head and looked at the emperor puzzled.

Seeing the hesitation in Pei Ze's eyes, the emperor sighed and said: "Since I became the emperor, it is because I have made too many benevolent decisions that the court situation has become what it is today. I thought there was still a long way to go in the future, and I would always have time to deal with everything in a more secure way, but now that I think about it, I regret it. If I could take advantage of the strength of winning the battle and wash the court with blood, today I will say There will be no such difficulty.

Everything that has an effect must have its cause, this is a cruel punishment for my being a king.It doesn't matter whether it is wise to kill in vain now, I have owed this notoriety and this blood debt.I don't have much time left to pave the way for Yan Zhi and clear the obstacles for you. "

"Your Majesty?" During this period of time, Pei Ze felt that the emperor's behavior was uncharacteristically, and hearing the emperor's words again, Pei Ze felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Go," the emperor said, throwing a black iron token to Pei Ze, "there is not much time left until dawn."

"...Yes." Pei Ze clasped his fists together, then turned around and strode away.

Li An also left with Pei Ze.

The emperor sat there for a while, then got up and walked slowly into the bedroom.

"How is the King of Shu's injury?"

Except for the imperial physician who was bandaging Xiao Yanzhi's wound, the other four imperial physicians immediately turned around and knelt down facing the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, the sword wound on King Shu's body is not serious, but it is caused by multiple fists and feet. Cracks take time to recuperate."

"Multiple bone fractures?" Upon hearing the imperial physician's diagnosis, the emperor's face turned cold, "How many?"

The imperial physicians looked at each other in fear, and then one of them bravely replied: "Your Majesty, two of the king's ribs were almost broken, and the other one probably had a slight crack. There is a thinner leg in the calf of the right leg." Broken bone, luckily not too badly displaced, just takes time to heal."

In the eyes of the imperial physicians, this injury that can be healed by resting is not considered a serious injury. If it is placed on the emperor who has fought in the battlefield for several years, the emperor does not think it is a serious injury, but this injury is just an injury. Xiao Yanzhi who didn't seem to understand kung fu made the emperor very angry and heartbroken.

Going to the bed and sitting down, the emperor touched Xiao Yanzhi's head and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled immediately, and said, "It doesn't hurt, I guess the third brother's body should be more painful than Erchen's."

"From today, that wicked son is no longer your younger brother! I don't have a son who would kill his own brother like that!" The emperor patted Xiao Yanzhi's head again.

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi also suppressed his smile, waved his hands and waved away several imperial physicians, and after everyone had left, he asked the emperor in a low voice: "Father has long known that the third emperor...Xu Liqian Plotting something wrong?"

The emperor sighed, and said: "I only found out about it recently. I accidentally told Concubine Yun Shu about my intention to make Concubine Jiang the empress that day, and then I also felt it was inappropriate, so I paid special attention to Yun Shu." Concubine, unexpectedly, she actually contacted the Yun family immediately and arranged for someone to assassinate the second child. However, she acted too hastily and exposed the Yun family's plans for many years. Although it is only the tip of the iceberg, it is enough."

"Why hasn't anyone told my son about this?"

The emperor tilted his head and smiled at Xiao Yanzhi, and said: "I want them to hide it from you. I noticed it, but there is no evidence to convict them in court. They know they have been exposed, so they won't just sit and wait for death. A secret battle is just about who kills who first. I don't want to involve you in it."

"But my son has been in it all the time." Xiao Yanzhi frowned.

The emperor smiled again, and said: "Silly boy, how can this be the same? The government affairs in the court must be handled fairly, without harming human life or harming the laws of nature. Everything is right. But this time there is no reason and no basis. You just kill people based on your feelings. Why do you get involved in such a thing?

Fortunately, the evil son's preparations were not sufficient, and this time he was dragged down by Concubine Yun Shu and had to take the risk.I'm also thankful that I had a quick talk that day, otherwise I would have let their mother and son's gentle faces deceive me for a lifetime, and if they really had to wait until they were fully prepared, neither I nor you would be able to survive.

Originally, it was safe for you to stay in Prince Wucheng's mansion, why did you want to go out today? "

As soon as he found out that the matter had been exposed, that wicked son wanted to take Yanzhi away for some reason. He had arranged many people to go to Prince Wucheng's mansion in the past few days, but he couldn't even break through the walls of Prince Wucheng's mansion. That scoundrel was cautious and never revealed his identity. He had already put that scoundrel in prison!

If Yanzhi hadn't gone out today, how could he have given him the chance to hurt Yanzhi?And looking at today's situation, it must be that the hundred elite soldiers he arranged around the Prince Wu's mansion are all in danger. How much power has that wicked son accumulated in the past few years?

"Uh..." Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth, remembering that finding Xiao Chunyue just happened, and the person the emperor sent to him didn't know whether he was dead or alive at this time, so the emperor should be right about this matter. knew.

He hesitated whether to hide the matter like this, but looking at the emperor again, Xiao Yanzhi still said frankly: "I have found the righteous sister of the Xiao family."

"Sister Yi?" The emperor frowned, "You have to go out tonight because of her?"

Did Yan Zhi know that he almost lost his life?

Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips and said: "Then...then it's not that the father, the righteous brother, and the emperor's younger brother are hiding the truth from the son, so that the son is not prepared at all. If I had known three... If I had known that Xu Liqian was going to harm my son Chen, how could my son send you to the door so stupidly?"

"Is it right for you?" The emperor squinted at Xiao Yan when he heard this.

"My son is always right." Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile.

"Where's your righteous sister?" the emperor asked.

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth, and then said, "It's probably outside."

The emperor was startled, and then raised his voice: "Zhao Kang, bring in the women from outside."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Kang outside responded, and then said to Xiao Chunyue with a pleasant smile, "Miss, please come inside."

Fortunately, as soon as he saw the girl's miserable face, he arranged for the girl to wash her face first, otherwise how could she meet His Majesty right now?

Xiao Chunyue trembled in fright, and asked Zhao Kang cautiously in a low voice: "Yes... Your Majesty wants to see, see me?"

"That's right," Zhao Kang said with a smile, "Young lady, please come inside, the King of Shu is also inside."

Xiao Chunyue swallowed, hesitated again and again, and then walked into Xiao Yanzhi's bedroom with fear.

Zhao Kang smiled and followed Xiao Chunyue unhurriedly.

Not daring to raise her head to see the emperor's appearance and Xiao Yanzhi's expression, Xiao Chunyue took two steps forward with her head down, and stopped when she could see the emperor's feet.

"Your Majesty, slaves and servants." Is this what you should have said in the words of please An?

As soon as he heard Xiao Chunyue's trembling voice, Xiao Yanzhi hurriedly sat up from the bed.

When Xiao Yanzhi moved, the emperor immediately turned his head to stare at Xiao Yanzhi, and said, "What are you doing up?"

Xiao Yanzhi was stunned by this question, and pointed at Xiao Chunyue, but didn't know what to say.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Lie back, didn't you hear the imperial doctor tell you to rest?"

Xiao Yanzhi blinked and said, "My son is very quiet now."

After speaking, Xiao Yanzhi retreated to the inner side of the bed, sat against the wall, and said with a playful smile: "Father, you continue."

Gouging out Xiao Yan's eyes, the emperor looked at Xiao Chunyue again and asked, "What's your name?"

Xiao Chunyue was still trembling with nervousness, and when she heard the emperor's question, she immediately replied: "Slave, slave, Xiao Chunyue."

"Why are you in Chang'an?" the emperor asked again.

He knew that shortly after Yanzhi entered the palace, he asked Pei Ze to bring his three brothers and sisters who were far away in the south of the Yangtze River to Chang'an, but didn't this sister-in-law be sold to someone else to be a concubine?Then the person should be in the south of the Yangtze River, so why did he appear in Chang'an?

"Servant..." Xiao Chunyue knew this answer very well, but she didn't know how to say it.

Up to now, she has seen it through and can face her situation calmly, but it is not something worth telling others. If the emperor finds out, will it affect Yan Zhi?

Xiao Yanzhi hurriedly said: "Father, why do you ask so many questions? Although Erchen is a good-looking sister, she can't be your concubine. You should give up on it."

"Why do you talk nonsense when you open your mouth? You can't control your mouth even if you're injured?" The emperor turned his head and stared at Xiao Yanzhi, "It's an eventful time now, isn't this something we should ask clearly?"

"It's not hurt on the mouth," Xiao Yanzhi muttered, "These ministers will ask clearly. That... before Xiushui and Lian Sheng enter the palace, can sister Yi stay and take care of the ministers? I didn't have time to ask Sister Yi."

The emperor stared and said: "You protect the Xiao family very tightly, why haven't you been so kind to me and the second child?"

Do you have any questions?In other words, he was afraid that his righteous sister would be bullied if she left him?

Xiao Yanzhi said: "My son survived because of the Xiao family's favor, so it's only natural that he should be rewarded now."

He has lived with the Xiao family for more than 20 years. Regardless of blood relationship, they have more than [-] years of affection, and Xiao Chunyue is his savior. This kind of bond is really incomparable to the emperor and Xu Lishan.

"You are right!" The emperor raised his hand and wanted to slap Xiao Yan, but when he was about to drop his hand, he suddenly remembered Xiao Yanzhi's injury, and quickly withdrew his hand, "If you want to stay, you can keep her. No, I'm afraid you won't be able to heal your wounds with peace of mind."

"Thank you, father." This thank you, Xiao Yanzhi said sincerely.

The emperor rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan, then got up and shook his clothes, and said: "I still have some things to deal with, you will stay in the Wanchun Palace tonight, and I will arrange people to guard carefully, and tomorrow morning, you will be with Pei Ze Go back to Prince Wucheng's mansion."

"Yes, Father."

He responded with his mouth, but Xiao Yanzhi's heart was beating a little.

In the past, the emperor would probably let him stay in the palace to recuperate, so that the emperor could see him all the time and would feel at ease, but now he is asked to return to Prince Wucheng's mansion tomorrow morning?Could it be that this palace is not as safe as Prince Wucheng's Mansion?

After watching the emperor leave, Xiao Yanzhi saw that Xiao Chunyue was still kneeling on the ground, so he patted the bed and smiled, "Sister Chunyue, come here."

Xiao Chunyue looked up at Xiao Yanzhi, then at the satin bed, and shook her head vigorously.

Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, and said again: "Sister Chunyue, you are so far away from me, how are you going to talk to me? Come and sit down."

Xiao Chunyue still shook her head, cowardly said: "Don't dare to sit..."

Xiao Yan was startled, then smiled and said: "This is my bed, Sister Chunyue can sit on it, but it won't hurt. Hurry up."

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi moving around on the bed, Xiao Chunyue remembered that the emperor said just now that the imperial physician let Xiao Yanzhi rest in peace, probably because there were wounds on his body that were not suitable for movements. Looking at Xiao Yanzhi's restless It seemed that Xiao Chunyue was also afraid, so she stood up slowly, walked over hesitantly, and then carefully sat on the side of the bed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yanzhi shook his head and laughed, but he didn't force it anymore, he just tried to talk to Xiao Chunyue about some interesting things, so that she could relax.

On the other side, Pei Ze first went back to the Daji Hall to make some preparations, and then climbed over the wall and over the tiles all the way to the southwest corner of Yeting.

In addition to the Sixteen Guards and the Beiya Habayashi Army in Chang'an City, there is also a team of 50 people directly under His Majesty hiding in it. These 50 people have no military registration or household registration. Except for His Majesty and His confidantes, no one knows their existence. .

Among these 50 people, some have been following His Majesty since they started the rebellion, and some are newcomers who were arranged by His Majesty after he became the emperor. hidden in the dark.They only obey His Majesty's orders and do things for His Majesty that cannot be done in the sun.

This time is the second time that Pei Ze has cooperated with them.

Landing at the secret meeting point, Pei Ze searched carefully for a while before seeing twenty people hidden in the darkness.

After showing the token, Pei Ze did not speak, and only used gestures to divide the 20 people into five groups, and then handed each group leader a note, which stated their respective tasks for tonight.

After reading the contents of the note, the leaders of the five groups took out their fire pockets and burned the note, and then led their companions into the night.

After these people had left, Pei Ze touched the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and then went over the wall and tile again, heading for the mission location that worried him the most.

When Pei Ze arrived, the courtyard was still quiet, there were no loud noises or flickering lights.Pei Ze squatted on the roof and stared for a while, then jumped off the roof, walked slowly to the alley where the back door of the house was located, and stood quietly not far from the back door.

If he remembered correctly, there should be a calm and intelligent son in this family.

Sure enough, Pei Ze, who was standing in the alley, didn't have to wait long when he saw the back door of the house being pushed open, and two guards sneaked out guarding one person.

The three people who were going to flee for their lives unexpectedly saw someone in the alley, and they were so frightened that they were at a loss for what to do. The two guards immediately stood in front of their young master.

After careful identification by the faint moonlight for a long time, the three people recognized that the person standing in the alley in the middle of the night was the famous Wucheng King Pei Ze.

The mansion behind him is full of murderous intentions, and this unexpected disaster makes people confused. When he was so flustered that he was at a loss, he saw a man who could be regarded as the pillar of the Tang Dynasty right in front of him. The young master of this family didn't even bother to sleep and ran out in the middle of the night. Pei Ze, who was wandering around, had doubts, and immediately ran towards Pei Ze with a look of surprise.

"My lord, help me! Someone is at my house..."

Before he finished speaking, the young man who had already reached Pei Ze's eyes felt a cold light flash in front of Pei Ze's eyes the moment he raised his hand, and then he couldn't make any sound anymore, and fell down maintaining an unbelievable expression.

Just at this moment, a man in black found out that the number of dead people in the house was wrong, so he searched out from the back door, dragged back the two guards who were still stunned by the back door, and ran out again after a while. He nodded at Pei Ze who seemed to have never moved, and then dragged the young master's body back to the house.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the house was ablaze.

Pei Ze stared at the fire that could disperse the darkness, then turned and left.

"Reincarnation in the next life, choose a good family."

Flying up to a relatively high roof, Pei Ze saw several places in Chang'an City that were supposed to be plunged into darkness, but there were several fires shooting up into the sky. .

After counting the number of houses on fire and confirming that they were correct, Pei Ze returned to Yeting, waited quietly for a while, and then saw the twenty men in black returning one by one.

After the leaders of the fifth team reported the tasks to Pei Ze one by one, the matter tonight was resolved smoothly.

Pei Ze first went to Liangyi Hall to report to the emperor, and then went to Wanchun Hall.

Wanchun Hall was also silent, in the dark night, only a little candle was burning in Xiao Yanzhi's bedroom.

Pei Ze took a deep breath, then pushed the door open and entered.

One of Xiao Yan, who was sitting in a daze on the bed, immediately turned his head to look over when he heard the voice, and smiled when he saw that it was Pei Ze who entered the door.

"came back."

"En." Pei Ze nodded and smiled.

Noticing Xiao Chunyue who was sleeping beside the bed, Pei Ze asked suspiciously, "Why is she still here?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled, and said: "Sister Chunyue said that she is worried that there is no one here, and she refuses to leave no matter what."

Pei Ze stepped forward and gently pushed Xiao Chunyue, and when Xiao Chunyue opened her eyes, she said softly, "It's easy to catch cold while sleeping here, sister, go to the wing room."

Xiao Chunyue looked at Pei Ze in a daze, then turned to look at Xiao Yanzhi, thinking that Pei Ze had something important to tell Xiao Yanzhi and sent her away on purpose, so Xiao Chunyue yawned and lost her mind He left the room in a daze, found an empty room in the East Wing and went in to sleep.

As soon as Xiao Chunyue left, Pei Ze occupied half of the bed and lay beside Xiao Yanzhi.

Xiao Yanzhi's eyes flickered, he unconsciously raised his hand to stroke Pei Ze's head, and asked softly, "Tired?"

"A bit."

"Then go to sleep." Xiao Yanzhi pulled the quilt over Pei Ze's body.

Pei Ze didn't say anything, just closed his eyes and lay down beside Xiao Yanzhi peacefully.

Xiao Yanzhi didn't say anything else, he just stared at the little blood stain on Pei Ze's cuff and slowly lowered his gaze.