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Guan couldn't help saying angrily, "Leave it to me! That Wu De!"

☆, (49) Shocking Ninety-Fold Souls - Loyal Dog Gong Gentle Shoujun Wen War

(49) Still Shocked

When Huo Zhiping merged with Eastern Qi, Ji Youyu stayed in Nanling Mansion as the Zhechong capital guard. He was usually in charge of Shangfan Suwei and local garrison, and seldom went out to fight.This time Huo Zhiping summoned his generals on a large scale, and only then did he arrive at the camp.

Yang Bangjie was fairly familiar with him, so he pulled him out of Huo Zhiping's tent and asked, "Kang Peng, what do you think?"

Ji Youyu said, "What else can you think of? First contact the person on the list and find an excuse to invite him over for a drink. If it can be used by us, then it's fine; if we can't agree, then kill him. Any questions?"

Yang Bangjie frowned and said, "He's not a fool either, maybe he followed our tone and agreed, and changed halfway."

Ji Youyu touched his chin and nodded, "That's true." Thinking of the person next to Yang Bangjie, who became a household name in Kuizhou, he couldn't help asking, "Huh? Where's the strategist next to you?"

Yang Bangjie turned his head and couldn't find anyone, and was about to go back to Huo Zhiping's military tent to check, when he saw Zheng Yicheng got out of the tent and said, "Meng Xuan told me to find it easily, if I make a mistake, I won't be in the tent!"

"I'm looking for you!" Yang Bangjie pulled Zheng Yicheng, and let Ji Youyu say first, "Let's go back to the account and discuss how to deal with that Wu De."

The three returned to Yang Bangjie's tent, only to see Wang Li clutching a quilt, throwing his outer robe aside, lying on the carpet in his middle coat, and fell asleep.

Yang Bangjie knelt down and shook him awake and asked, "Shuhan, why are you lying here?"

Seeing that it was Yang Bangjie, Wang Li said sleepily, "I don't know that you live so close, but I drove all day and night, and ran to the death of four horses before I came here. You talk to you, I want to sleep .”

Yang Bangjie said, "I'll ask my sons to help you set up a tent to sleep, it's better than sleeping on the ground."

"That's troublesome? I'm sleeping, don't make noise." Wang Li ignored him, rolled up the quilt and turned sideways, with a few red and purple marks on his neck. Yang Bangjie almost couldn't laugh when he saw it.Isn't that a hickey?And it was two days ago. One can imagine how fierce the battle was at that time.

Yang Bangjie walked to the other side of the tent and said, "Don't bother with him, hurry up and discuss it!"

Zheng Yicheng pondered and said, "Anyway, let's find out what Wu De said first. Please ask Ji Duwei to come forward on this matter. After all, Meng Xuan has some issues with me and him, so I'm afraid we won't be able to find out the truth. Yicheng is thinking that if he kills him, he is still afraid of him Why don’t you send people to spread rumors to the prince, saying that Wu De was bought with a lot of money and decided to defect to support the second prince. In addition, send people to the capital to meet his parents, wife and children. With hostages in hand, are you afraid that he will be disobedient?”

Yang Bangjie said in surprise, "I thought you would want to kill him."

Zheng Yicheng glared at Yang Bangjie and said, "It's all over, why mention those?"

Ji Youyu said, "Mr. Zheng, although this method is feasible, it takes too much effort and takes a long time. If we let him return to the camp, there will be too many variables. It is best to do it immediately."

Zheng Yicheng asked, "What does Meng Xuan think?"

Yang Bangjie also agreed with Ji Youyu's opinion, comparing the chopping gesture, he said, "If you are not obedient, it will be faster to chop it off."

Zheng Yicheng sighed and said, "You all have ideas, so I don't need to say more."

The three of them got together to discuss, and immediately split up to act: Zheng Yicheng contacted the generals on the list who were summoned together this time; Yang Bangjie secretly mobilized troops and ambushed outside Wu De's tent; Ji Youyu went directly into Wu De's tent, Check out his tone.

I saw Wu De sitting on the ground, with a wine glass and jug on the table, drinking for himself, and a gleaming big knife resting on his lap.Seeing that it was Ji Youyu's visit, he raised his head suddenly and said, "Long time no see Ji Duwei, did you bring poisoned wine or a dagger?"

"General Wu, you are too concerned. Ji is just here to spend the night." Ji Youyu responded casually with a warning sign in his heart, but quietly retreated to the tent.

Wu De snorted, "I'm overthinking? Huo Zhiping defends me like a thief, just because I belong to the prince. Now he doesn't know whether he wants to rebel or support the second prince, how can he tolerate me?"

Before he finished speaking, he threw the wine glass on the ground, and hundreds of soldiers with swords rushed into the tent, surrounding Ji Youyu.Wu De sneered and said, "I thought there was some kind of military emergency, so I came here unprepared, but I didn't expect the emperor to die."

Ji Youyu yelled and said, "Wu De! It's too much for you to do it indiscriminately! Do you think you can survive by killing me?"

Wu De laughed and said, "Kill him one by one! Boys, cut him off!"

All the soldiers were about to move when they heard a shout from outside the tent, "Slow down!"

Yang Bangjie led hundreds of archers to surround the camp, and said loudly, "Wu De! If you let go of Ji Duwei, you may be spared! You guys don't put down your weapons right away? Why do you let him rebel?"

I saw a general turn out from Yang Bangjie's side, and said to the hundred soldiers with knives, "Wu De is planning to commit crimes, and the next one will commit crimes. Brothers, don't be fooled by him. You don't even know that you are a thief." The general said It was Peng Kun. He was originally Wu De's subordinate, and the soldiers recognized him. Seeing him standing beside Yang Bangjie, they couldn't help being shaken.

Seeing this, Wu De immediately said, "Don't be stupid, my sons! This group of people has evil intentions, judging from this situation, they must kill us all!"

Another general stood up and said, "It's clear that Wu De wanted to plot a rebellion, brothers, don't let him instigate discord." The soldiers under Wu De were even more shaken.

Seeing that something was wrong, Wu De ordered, "Kill! Don't listen to them!"

I saw a soldier next to Wu De unsuspectingly stabbing him from behind with a knife.Wu De's eyes were wide open, before he could make a sound, he fell to the ground.This sudden change suddenly caused everyone to be dumbfounded on the spot, unable to react for a while.

"Kill him to avenge General Wu!" Several of Wu De's soldiers came back to their senses, holding their knives with a sad expression, and slashed at that soldier.

Yang Bangjie yelled, "This brother has done a great job in killing the rebels, hurry up and protect him!" Then he picked up his sword and rushed to the soldier.It's a pity that the action was a step too slow, the soldiers had already fallen into a pool of blood, and the soldiers who made trouble were also subdued. Seeing Wu De's death, more people gave up their weapons and surrendered early.

Only then did Yang Bangjie see the soldier's face clearly. Even though his body was covered in blood, he could still see that his face was pretty and his skin could be broken.He secretly guessed, could it be that this person was involved by Wu De, so he killed the master to avenge his shame?However, the deceased was already dead, and it was useless to think too much, so Yang Bangjie had to order, "Bury people well."

Yang Bangjie cut off Wu De's head and sent an order to the army, "If anyone refuses to obey the order and rebels in private, he will be dealt with by military law." He also asked Peng Kun and others to elect the leader of Wu De's army by themselves.

The generals elected a guerrilla general named Xiao Yu as their leader, and dispatched soldiers to Wu De's camp at night to eradicate several of his cronies.Ji Youyu and Yang Bangjie were also happy to see the split in Wu De's army and let them seize power.The other soldiers had already received the order, and even though they heard the commotion outside, they still fell asleep, but they didn't know that when they woke up, the general had been replaced.

Yang Bangjie and Ji Youyu will deal with Wu De's situation and report back to Huo Zhiping.After hearing this, Huo Zhiping just sighed and said, "I wanted to give him a way out, but I didn't expect him to do it himself first, and I can't blame you for that."

Yang Bangjie clasped his fists and said, "It's just a pity for that personal soldier. His subordinates have posthumously awarded him the title of Captain Yihui and buried him honorably."

Huo Zhiping said, "You've worked hard too, go down and rest! You should be able to hear the news from Xiao Yu and the others in a few days. It's important to go back to Beijing for the funeral, so don't get distracted by this trivial matter."

"Yes!" Yang Bangjie and Ji Youyu said yes with a bang, and discussed with Ji Youyu about various matters after Wu De's death, and then returned to the account.

Yang Bangjie had been busy for most of the night, but he felt his head was buzzing, and he was a little out of control. He almost stepped on Wang Li when he returned to the tent.Seeing him like this, Zheng Yicheng pursed his lips and snickered, beckoning Yang Bangjie to come over and talk, "Be careful, don't wake up General Guide."

Yang Bangjie asked Zheng Yicheng to help the waiter take off his sword and robe, and said with a sigh, "It's been such a noisy night, why do you still have the energy to talk?"

Zheng Yicheng smiled and said, "Come here, I'll massage you."

Yang Bangjie had no choice but to sit on the couch and let Zheng Yicheng massage.Zheng Yicheng dug out a jar of ointment from nowhere, and the medicine smelled like grass.While kneading for Yang Bangjie, Zheng Yicheng said, "Didn't I stay in General Huo's tent just now?"

Yang Bangjie let him press comfortably, and he relaxed physically and mentally, and asked casually, "Did you delay on purpose?"

Zheng Yicheng looked solemn, and said in a low voice, "No. It was General Huo who asked me if I had any old acquaintances in the court, and I said I didn't know each other, so he asked me to leave."

Yang Bangjie closed his eyes and asked vaguely, "What does that mean?"

"Probably still not optimistic about the second prince, and want to contact the courtiers in private."

"Then contact me, what are you worrying about?"

"I always feel that General Huo..." Zheng Yicheng lowered his voice and whispered in Yang Bangjie's ear, "I want to take advantage of the situation to rebel."

When Yang Bangjie heard about it, he still closed his eyes, lying on Zheng Yicheng's lap and said, "That's it! It's not the first day you guessed like this, you just sleep, worry so much, what do you do with yourself? They want us Whatever you do, just do that."

Zheng Yicheng couldn't help saying angrily, "It doesn't matter how big things got into your mouth!"

Yang Bangjie snatched the ointment from Zheng Yicheng's hand, threw it on the desk, and hugged Zheng Yicheng tightly and said, "I know you are hot, and you want to get involved with General Huo. But this matter is important first, second It is a soldier, and you may not be able to use your intelligence alone. Therefore, it is more practical to sleep!"

"Meng Xuan!" Zheng Yicheng lost his temper. Although he knew that Yang Bangjie's words were not unreasonable, he always felt that this person's attitude tonight was hateful.

He took off his clothes as he said, let out his hair in a bun, and lay down while blowing on the lamp, but deliberately rolled up the quilt.Yang Bangjie couldn't pull the quilt, so he knew that Zheng Yicheng was sulking.

"Zixin, don't be like this..." General Yang could only touch his nose, and put his arms around the military adviser to beg for mercy. "I didn't mean to anger you, but I was afraid that if you acted without authorization, it would arouse suspicion, which would be bad..."

"Sleep!" Zheng Yicheng gave out a quilt with a cold face, and Yang Bangjie lay down obediently and covered him with the quilt.He was obviously still angry, but their hands were connected together for some reason.

☆, (50) Turbulent Suspicious Clouds Overturned - Loyal Dog Gong Gentle Shoujun Wen War

(fifty) Suspicious clouds turn over

Huo Zhiping ordered an emergency mobilization, and the army was assembled quickly. Ji Youyu led his soldiers and horses early in the morning, and went north along the Hanjiang waterway to meet Li Weiye.Yang Bangjie waited until three days later, when news came from Xiao Yu that Wu De's troops had been put down, he quickly led his troops and followed Huo Zhiping to the north.

The Hanjiang waterway passes through the four towns of Boyu, Weizhong, Heyang, and Wuzhen. Although the main customs defenses are located in the prefectures and counties of Boyu, if you want to lead a large army through the grounds of other towns, you will inevitably encounter sentinels and checks.However, Huo Zhiping had opened up his joints a long time ago, not only did he not encounter any difficulties along the way, but even the governors of the prefectures and counties led people to pay tribute, and even paid for food, drinks and labor.Wei Zhongjiedu envoy also led [-] soldiers and horses, joined Huo Zhiping, and went northward to "go to the funeral" together.

Sitting in the boat, Zheng Yicheng saw that the willows were piled up with smoke, the branches were in full bloom, and the eyes were full of spring.The rushing river, the green hills and the banks are really picturesque. He couldn't help sighing, "If this is a boat ride, how pleasant would it be? You can see that there are no obstacles along the way, and you know that General Huo spent a lot of money on the road." He put so much effort into it, if he said he didn't have that kind of thought, I would absolutely refuse to believe it."

Yang Bangjie was from the north, and he was usually so energetic when he was on the garrison immediately, but when he got on the boat, he immediately changed his appearance and became very seasick.He had no intention of enjoying the scenery, so he slumped on the deck of the boat, and said with a pale face, "I have never been trained as a soldier, it would be best if I could go to the battlefield... Evil... At most, I just captured more ships...Evil... "Before he finished speaking, he picked up the gargle and spat out.

Zheng Yicheng couldn't help feeling distressed, so he had to help him massage, brought tea for Yang Bangjie to rinse his mouth, couldn't help sighing and said, "Seeing you vomit like this, no wonder Cao Cao is such a smart person, he still had to make a chain boat in the end."

Yang Bangjie vomited for a while, regained his breath, took a few sips of tea, and then said, "Don't laugh at me, you guys are half down even if you didn't see it."

Zheng Yicheng was too lazy to go down to the deck to take a look, but he could understand the unacceptable situation, so he couldn't help saying, "Water warfare still depends on the navy, but fortunately this trip is just going north by boat. I can't even imagine the consequences."

Yang Bangjie nearly passed out half of his life due to seasickness. He tried hard to think and said, "I heard from Shuhan that he subdued a general from Nanyao called... what's his name? Teacher...evil..." Before he finished speaking, there was another burst of madness.

Zheng Yicheng patted Yang Bangjie on the back and said, "No wonder General Huo gave the rear to General Guide. I was just thinking, what should I do if the southern yak attacks!" He brought tea and asked Yang Bangjie to rinse his mouth.

Yang Bangjie took the tea and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Meng Yang and Mr. Nanze are both meticulous people... Evil..." Unexpectedly, the tea that had just entered his stomach was immediately vomited out after a few words.

Zheng Yicheng saw that he was throwing up really badly, so he said, "Meng Xuan, stop talking, look at the scenery in the distance, and you won't get seasick, let me help you to the bow of the boat to get some wind!"

Yang Bangjie asked Zheng Yicheng to help him to the bow, and he couldn't help complaining, "It's strange, why would General Huo want to take a boat? Doesn't he vomit?"

Zheng Yicheng said with a smile, "You are greedy for merit and quick gain. If you go overland with General Mingwei and the others, you won't have to suffer such crimes."

"That's so slow, we're here, and things are over... Evil..."

Yang Bangjie was seasick all the way and went all the way to the capital. Fortunately, the water was fast and the boat was fast. Huo Zhiping made the whole army go on the journey day and night. It usually takes a month's journey on land, but he forced him to arrive within seven days.

When the army arrived in the outskirts of the capital, Huo Zhiping did not dare to make mistakes. He only brought Yang Bangjie and Ji Youyu, a few high-ranking generals, to put on mourning clothes, and went to the palace to visit the spirit; Linghutu and Xie Ge and other advisers were in charge of contacting the capital. Important ministers; Tan Yue and others received a secret order to disguise themselves and lead elite soldiers to sneak into the capital.

At this time, the Jinzhong Yulin Army and Niu Qianwei each have a side of power, and the crown prince Xu Chongsi and the second prince Xu Chongqi both have supporters, accusing each other of being a rebellious party.The crown prince led the Sixth Commander of the East Palace, and the second prince won the support of more than half of the sixteen guards, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out.

The princelings allege, "There are differences between the sons and daughters, and the order of the elders and the younger. It is a matter of course that the father dies and the son succeeds. The second prince is greedy for profit, disregarding the rules and regulations, and committing crimes against his superiors. These rebellious officials and thieves dare to cause chaos in the court." , Presumptuously claiming to be emperor! Is it tolerable or unbearable?"

The Second Prince's Party complained, "Although the concubine and concubines are different and the elders and children are orderly, the death of the late emperor is full of doubts. The imperial physician clearly said that the late emperor's condition has gradually improved. Why did the late emperor's face turn pale after the crown prince met with the late emperor alone?" Qing, died soon? We asked to open the coffin for an autopsy, but the crown prince obstructed in every possible way. Isn’t this a guilty conscience? It is absolutely impossible for us to serve a father-slayer and king-slayer as the master!”

The princelings insisted on their innocence and blamed the second princelings, "Why did we dance with it for causing chaos without reason? To disturb the late emperor's long sleep."

The second prince's faction insisted on refusing to let go, thinking that the princelings "have a guilty conscience and force their words. Why do you push back on things that are clear at the first test?"

Huo Zhiping had been in contact with the right feather general Hong Zhe early on, and also with the left minister Wang Lun to support him, and he had already grasped the overall situation before entering the palace.He went to the court to observe the mourning, took his generals, wailed loudly in front of the emperor's coffin, fainted several times, and made a full play.

Secretly, he united several foreign vassals and demanded to find out the truth. He wrote to the Empress Dowager Gao, saying: "The ministers know that they have received the grace of heaven, and they have favored Youwo. Worrying. It is said that there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two kings in the earth. Today, the princes are fighting for the throne. .Today, the empress dowager is the only elder in the country, and the ministers beg to agree to the empress dowager's decree to investigate clearly the whole story.

Empress Dowager Gao was not the birth mother of the prince, and had little influence in the court, but it was undoubtedly a political consideration that Huo Zhiping and others thought of her at this time.It turns out that the crown prince Xu Chongsi was born to the queen Tong Shi, who died of a blood collapse after giving birth to the prince, and Emperor Daxing hated the prince because of this.Gao was famous for his virtuousness, and was very favored by the queen mother, so he was able to succeed her as the queen, but she fell out of favor because she had no children.Concubine Sun Gui gave birth to the second prince, and the family members were very prosperous, and Emperor Daxing also favored the mother and son, which made the second prince's desire to win the heir apparent.

Gao originally did not want to get involved in the dispute over the status of the two princes, but at this time Huo Zhiping pushed him into the line of fire, and Wang Lun, the prime minister of the left, created a court discussion, and the pressure of public opinion doubled for a while. The two princes are fighting together. Once the truth is found out, who is right and who is wrong will be known."

The second prince, Xu Chongqi, saw that the court favored him, so he also used all the resources around him, and asked Mrs. Sun to exert force in the harem. Mrs. Gao had no choice but to call for an auspicious time to open the coffin for an autopsy.

The civil servants who supported the prince originally hoped that after the autopsy, the second prince's party would give up.Unexpectedly, Wu Zuo took out the silver needle from the mouth of the corpse, which stunned everyone present—the silver needle was completely black.

Prince Xu Chongsi was the first to jump and shouted, "This is fake! Someone planted it!"

The second prince immediately stood up and said to the guards, "I haven't taken down this guy who killed the father and the king!" The Habayashi army immediately rushed to the prince, and was about to strike immediately.The guards around the prince didn't know how to react, but some of Niu Qian's guards were not convinced, and they followed the prince and shouted, "What can a silver needle mean?"

The civil servants fell silent, kowtowed on the ground and shouted, "I implore the Queen Mother to rule!"

Empress Dowager Gao couldn't see clearly behind the curtain, so she asked the eunuch beside her to find out that the silver needle turned out to be poisonous, she collected herself, and said slowly, "How can we conclude that it was the prince's poisonous hand with only one silver needle?" ? I also ask Wang Xiang and Fang Xiang to preside over it, to peel off the cocoon and clarify the truth."

Wang Lun and Fang Deyi have been at odds for a long time, and they have different ideas about opposing Chu.At this moment, Fang Deyi was like a defeated rooster, completely speechless, so Wang Lun stepped forward and bowed down and said, "I would like to obey the Queen Mother's order." Turning to the second prince, he said, "Will the second prince be able to explain for my minister?" , why do you think it is the murderous hand of the prince?"

Seeing the question, the second prince, Xu Chongqi, immediately said out loud what he had prepared, "That day, my father said that he wanted to talk to his brother alone, and everyone present saw it with his own eyes. My father was fine at first, but who would have known that?" Not long after talking with Brother Huang, we saw Eunuch Huang yelling, "The emperor is not good!" When everyone rushed in to see, the father couldn't breathe and couldn't speak, and the fourth brother took a pen and paper to ask father The emperor wrote the will, and the father couldn't even grasp the pen. Does this mean that other people have a chance to do it?"

Hearing this, the crown prince Xu Chongsi immediately jumped up and shouted, "If I want to attack, it is absolutely impossible to pick it when I am the only one present."

The second prince snorted and said, "Who knows if you are sure of this point and think that everyone will not suspect you, so you dare to act recklessly."

The prince said angrily, "If I have the intention to harm my father, why should I call others to come in? And the poison may not have happened in a short time, maybe someone poisoned it first and just planted it on me."

The second prince said loudly, "How can you poison in advance? Father's food and medicine have been tested for poison in advance, and there are special personnel to taste the food and test the medicine. Could it be that the prince thinks that the eunuchs are negligent in their duties?"

Eunuch Huang and the eunuchs serving Emperor Daxing heard what the second prince said, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, pointing to the sky and saying, "I don't dare! Every food and drink eaten by the late emperor has been poisoned." of."

Empress Dowager Gao was afraid that the two of them would stick to each other's opinions and bite each other, so she lightly opened her lips and said, "Let the imperial physicians find out what went wrong?"

Ever since Emperor Daxing passed away, the imperial physicians had been imprisoned for a long time, and they were taken to the palace at this moment with a very depressed expression.The leading medical officer was led forward to inspect the condition of the corpse, and seeing him with a solemn expression, he looked at it for a long time, and then called another deputy to discuss with him.

At the end, the medical officer carefully checked and asked with a pale face, "When the late emperor passed away, did he have shortness of breath, numb limbs, abnormally cold to the touch, and even vomiting?"

Empress Dowager Gao and all the princes recalled the situation that day and said, "Exactly."

The medical officer said, "My humble opinion is that this is the result of the former emperor's mistaken eating of Aconitum sativa. This medicine is very poisonous, and there is no such taste in the prescriptions of my humble official. I would like to ask the Empress Dowager to learn from it."

As soon as the leading medical officer had finished speaking, a young medical officer in the imperial medical team said, "I remembered! That day, Beizhi was concocting Chuanconitou in the imperial hospital. The crown prince came to make an inspection and asked him what he was doing. What, what is the effect of this medicine. I wanted to say that this is a rare opportunity to show my face, so I showed off a few words, said the difference between Chuanconitum, and said that Aconitum is poisonous, as long as there is a cup of medicinal wine, the medicinal wine can be fatal Ordinary doctors dare not use it indiscriminately, but it is very good for pain relief when applied externally. At that time, the prince..."

Xu Chongsi was furious, and before the young medical officer finished speaking, he roared, "Nonsense! I have never been to the Tai Hospital! I don't know this guy either!"

He casually pulled out a shining long sword from the waist of the guard beside him, and was about to rush at the medical officer.

☆, (51) The snail and the horn are fighting each other - the loyal dog is attacking and gently accepting the military war

(51) The snail horns compete with each other

Seeing that the prince was out of control, everyone hurriedly asked the young medical officer to escape outside the hall, and a group of guards swarmed up to stop the prince.Xu Chongsi's hands were pressed behind his back, and the long sword was also thrown on the ground.

The second prince, Xu Chongqi, was very proud, and said loudly, "This is clearly a guilty conscience, and she became angry from embarrassment. I also asked the Queen Mother to issue an order to abolish this patricide beast."

"I was wronged! How could you think I'm the murderer just because of the one-sided words of one or two people!" The prince was restrained by the guards, still struggling unceasingly.At this time, everyone was silent, and even the loyal members of the princelings were shaken.

Empress Dowager Gao shouted in a deep voice, "Prince! If you feel wronged, you should calmly express your feelings instead of acting rashly in the court."

The prince bowed down and said, "I have been wronged, and I can't hold back. I know I was wrong, and please forgive me. If you have been to the imperial hospital and were the last to see the emperor, you will be suspected. Then the emperor When we were asked to leave, the Fourth Emperor delayed for quite a while, wouldn't it be suspicious."

Seeing that he was also swept away, the fourth prince couldn't help clarifying in a hurry, bowed down and said, "My son dedicated the hand-copied "Medicine Master Sutra" to the emperor to pray for the emperor, so there was a delay. The prince is now I want to get rid of my own relationship urgently, so I ask the Queen Mother to learn from me.”

The queen mother said, "The Ai family also saw the volume of the "Medicine Master's Sutra", and it was copied neatly. It shows your filial piety. There is nothing for you here, so don't worry."

Left Prime Minister Wang Lun bowed his hands and said, "I think that if the crown prince has been to the imperial hospital, you can recruit the guards on duty in the imperial hospital to ask."

The queen mother said, "It's good to ask more people."

Wang Lun asked the young medical officer for the time, checked the duty records, and indeed sent someone to look for the two guards on duty.While waiting, the prince and the second prince stared at each other without saying a word, the courtiers kept whispering, and even the guards around the prince kept exchanging glances.

After a while, the guards came, and the two said in unison, "I have indeed seen the prince go to the imperial hospital, and stayed there for half an hour. I also rewarded him with a pair of purses, and asked him not to let him come here." Tell me about it." After speaking, he took out a pair of apricot-yellow purses embroidered with gold thread from his bosom, and handed them to Wang Lun respectfully with both hands.

Wang Lun looked at the purse carefully, then handed the purse to the eunuch and presented it to the Empress Dowager, then turned to the prince and asked, "Apricot-yellow, four-clawed golden python, ordinary people would never dare to use such a transcendent thing. I would like to ask the prince, what is this pair of purses worth?" But the crown prince's thing?"

The prince listened with a pale face, shook his head and said, "All of you have made confessions. If you want to convict me, I am wronged!"

The second prince stood in front of the prince and said, "How do you collude a confession? The guards only found out who it was after checking the booklet. You dared to poison the emperor, why didn't you admit it?"

Even the third prince helped the second prince and said, "Brother, if you want people not to know, you have to do nothing. Didn't you hear that the father wants to change the second brother to be the crown prince, so you did it?"

The Empress Dowager was studying the pair of purses at this time, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Ai Jia sees that the stitching and materials used in this purse are all made by the Ouchi, and there is absolutely no way to imitate them outside. What else can you say, Prince?"

The prince smiled sadly, "Hahaha! I have nothing to say!" Struggling hard to get rid of the oppression of the guards on both sides, he bowed down and said, "Now even the queen mother believes them, and I have nothing to say..." Before he finished speaking, he leaned over, picked up the long sword on the ground, and stabbed at the second prince with all his might.

This sudden change of surprise, the second prince originally saw the prince bowing down, and thought that he was complacent when he pleaded guilty and surrendered, and he was not cold-hearted to guard against the prince's sudden attack on him.Without any precautions, he let the sword stab into his chest.

Everyone froze on the spot at first, and when they realized it, they immediately swarmed up, some pulled the prince away, and some supported the second prince.The imperial physicians rushed to the front and kept shouting, "Get out of the way, let us see!" They quickly helped the second prince to lie down and gave first aid.

The queen mother said angrily, "Take the prince into the sky prison! The two prime ministers and the princes will stay, and everyone else who has nothing to do with it will step down! How can it be proper to be in such a mess?"

When the prince was escorted out by the guards, he still struggled and kept shouting, "I am wronged! The second, third, and fourth brothers must have conspired to frame me!"

Looking at the second prince again, he already exhaled more and breathed less. He said to the queen mother, "The queen mother...the throne...cannot be suspended for a day...the crown prince...killed the father...cannot succeed...the general... My son... my son thought... my son's..."

Before Xu Chongqi finished her sentence, her voice became weaker and weaker, and she died just like that.The third prince said sadly, "Empress Dowager, Brother Huang just said that the throne cannot be vacant for a day. Please follow the ritual of father's death and son succession, and make the second brother's son the king."

The fourth prince Xu Chongjue kowtowed sadly and said, "Empress Dowager, the world is in turmoil and the mountains and rivers are in turmoil. How can a six-year-old child suppress foreign feudal vassals? Please, Empress Dowager, according to the ceremony of brotherhood and brotherhood, the government and the public will jointly elect a virtuous person to be the king."

The seventh and eighth princes thought that they were no longer destined for the throne. Now, after hearing Xu Chongjue's words, they all kowtowed and said, "Fourth brother is right. In today's troubled times, how can a six-year-old child be the master? It is right to be a virtuous man and not a long-term man." , the government and the public will establish the virtuous and virtuous as the king.”

Seeing this, Wang Lun was deeply afraid that the prince would fight for the throne again, so he quickly said, "I will report to the Queen Mother that there will be no more disputes when the father dies and the son succeeds. I ask you to make the son of the second prince the king."

Fang Deyi was originally suppressed by Wang Lun and had nothing to say, but now that the crown prince had fallen, he calmed down and said slowly, "I want to report to the Queen Mother, just as Wang Xiang said, only when a father dies, a son will never rise again." Disputes. However, the second prince did not succeed to the throne, and it may be inappropriate to rashly use the son of the second prince as emperor. I think that the father and brother have committed crimes, and the crime is not as good as the son. Only the son of the crown prince should be the direct line. I ask the prince's son to be the king."

The Gao family was originally a Taoist woman, seeing the different opinions of the people, she didn't know how to make a decision, so she said, "Everyone's argument has its own truth, let the Ai family think about it carefully, if there is any suggestion, it will be written tomorrow."

"It's not good to leave Qi'er's body like this. What are you doing outside? Hurry up and clean it up!"

Immediately several eunuchs came outside and carried the second prince's body to the side hall. The Empress Dowager Gao was heartbroken and couldn't help crying loudly, "Master Xian, why did you leave so suddenly without leaving a word?" , let the children and grandchildren kill each other like this.”

When the Empress Dowager cried, the princes didn't have much to say, so they could only mourn and cry.The crowd made a fuss for a long time, and cried for a long time.Those who wanted to connect with each other all found excuses to ask for leave, and Wang Lun also took time to find someone to pass the news to Huo Zhiping.In fact, there was no need for Wang Lun to send a message, Huo Zhiping had his own plan in the first place, seeing the change in the court hall, he immediately consulted with the people below, and made some arrangements.

The fourth prince Xu Chongjue stepped out of the Zichen Palace, when Huo Zhiping came towards him, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please take the opportunity to speak."

Xu Chongjue knew that Huo Zhiping had supported the second prince before, but now that Xu Chongqi was dead, he didn't know what Huo Zhiping's plans were, so he asked with a smile, "Huo Shuai is looking for something for me?"

Huo Zhiping said with a smile, "it's inconvenient to talk in the palace, if your highness doesn't mind, you can go to the humble house to talk about it." Finally, he dragged him outside enthusiastically.Xu Chongjue saw that he seemed to be trying to win him over, so he was happy to let Huo Zhiping bring him to the mansion to talk.

Huo Zhiping has been fighting outside for many years, only the servants and servants who serve his wife are left in the mansion.He let the fourth prince go to the West Wing, and after his family brought refreshments, Huo Zhiping went straight to the point and said, "I have heard that Your Highness advocates: to establish the virtuous and not to establish the elders, and the government and the public will jointly select the virtuous as the king, right or wrong?"

Xu Chongjue thought that this was Huo Zhiping's opening to himself, so he calmly smiled, "Huo Shuai has really long ears, that's true."

Huo Zhiping cupped his hands and said, "The minister's counselor told me a story. After listening to it, Your Highness may think differently."

Xu Chongjue couldn't help raising his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? What's Huo Shuai's opinion?"

Huo Zhiping said in a deep voice, "I heard that although the late emperor favored the second prince, considering the stability of the country, he still intends to pass on the throne to the prince."

The fourth prince laughed when he heard it, "Huo Shuai really likes to joke, where did he hear the news."

Huo Zhiping ignored Xu Chongjue's words, looked at him coldly and said, "I'm not the only one who knows the news, but people who care about it have also heard it. In fact, that person is not as righteous as the crown prince, nor is he the late emperor's beloved. I had no chance. So I took the risk and waited for the opportunity to poison the decoction of the first emperor, so as to frame the prince.

He also disclosed the news to the second prince and assisted the second prince to hide the armor in the mansion.Just wait for the second prince to get rid of the prince, and then expose the second prince's conspiracy.The second prince and the third prince are regarded as one party, so it is not a problem if one falls and the other falls.Next, it was naturally the turn of the caring person.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince couldn't bear to be framed, and even killed the second prince in court. That person with a heart followed suit, trying to stir up court discussions and support himself as the emperor with the excuse of "making the virtuous but not the long".yes or no? "

The fourth prince applauded casually and said, "General Huo is such a wonderful story, it's a pity that the imagination is too rich, I'm afraid it may deviate from the facts."

Huo Zhiping walked slowly to the fourth prince's side, and said threateningly, "Your Highness, you should know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. When that man was presenting the "Medicine Sutra" under the pretext of being in the late emperor's bedroom, someone happened to see it. A bottle was shaken out of the man's sleeve, and he added ingredients to the medicine of the first emperor. It's just that some people were afraid of death and dared not come forward to point out this matter, but I found out through twists and turns.

It happened that the person who wanted to kill the person who dispensed the medicine wanted to kill the person who dispensed the medicine, and the person who dispensed the medicine threw himself into the river to escape, and was rescued by the troops below.I couldn't believe it at first. Everyone said that the virtuous fourth prince would do such a thing as killing his father.Seeing you at the court today, the crown prince and the second prince confronted each other, and His Highness was secretly delighted, only then did he know that the rumors were true. "

The fourth prince is ashamed