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"Jing Xiran was also poisoned? What happened to the Southwest King? Why didn't Yang Tian say anything in his report?"

When Yang Tian and others went to the palace, what happened inside the south gate had already spread to the palace. Just after the morning court, the emperor, who was dealing with government affairs with the cabinet ministers, stood up abruptly, his eyes widened like copper bells. In general, the current situation has obviously exceeded his imagination. The cabinet ministers, headed by the three cabinet elders, all bowed their heads in silence. With their shrewdness, how could they fail to see what the emperor wanted to do?However, at present, it seems that an uncontrollable accident has occurred again.

"According to Prince Jing, the Rebel King had colluded with the Southwest King, and the Rebel King's family was murdered and silenced by the Southwest King. I don't even know about the details."

The new commander of the shadow guard knelt on one knee. If the incident hadn't happened suddenly and was too serious, he wouldn't have shown up at this time.

"What did Jing Xiran say? How did he say it?"

The emperor gritted his teeth and his face was gloomy. If the matter was true, the scheme he had painstakingly set up would come to naught. Hou Huaiyang couldn't move, let alone Jing Xiran, otherwise it would definitely cause public resentment, and the civil and military officials would certainly also There are complaints, but he is not afraid of anything else, but Jing Xiran has always been on good terms with Pei Yuanlie, the 30 iron armored guards in his hands are not for display, and there are also Shenliang's Nether Dark Guards, and Mrs. Shen Dafu's [-] army in the northwest. It can be said that it can be said to affect the whole body, and the king of the Southwest is also a thorn, and it is even more impossible to grant a marriage. No matter what happens in this, Jing Xiran's dereliction of duty is a fact. Too far-fetched to stand up.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Second Young Master Xiang went to the South City Gate to meet Jing Shizi early in the morning. After learning that Jing Shizi was poisoned and injured, he asked casually. Jing Shizi said it under such circumstances."

In other words, the common people almost know what they should know?

The emperor's face turned ugly again, just at this time Yang An came to report, Yang Tian and Jing Xiran Xiang Zhuo begged to see him, the emperor suddenly sat down, waved away the shadow guards, looked at the cabinet ministers, and knew that nothing could be hidden I just didn't bother to drive them out: "Zhuan, I want to see how Yang Tian will explain it to me."

"Let's pass on Prince Consort Yang, Prince Jing, and Young Master Xiang Er!"

The eunuch's unique high-pitched voice rang out one after another outside Qianyangzheng Palace. Yang Tian, ​​who was waiting outside, glanced at Jing Xiran and the two of them, walked in without greeting them.

"Let's go in too."

After calming down, Xiang Zhuo helped the pale Jing Xiran up.

"Don't be nervous, the emperor doesn't eat people."

Taking advantage of the opportunity of leaning on his body, Jing Xiran clung to his ear and comforted him in a soft voice that only the two of them could hear. After all, the emperor is the king of a country, and he still has the power he should have. Xiao Zhuo As the second son of the Marquis of Lin'an, it is impossible to say that he has never met him, but in the past, he was mostly seen at various palace banquets, hidden in the crowd, and today is the first time to meet him face to face. It is understandable that he would be nervous.

Can you be nervous?

Xiang Zhuo didn't talk to him. He knew that the emperor's people were everywhere in the palace, so he just supported Jing Xiran to walk in with his head depressed. At the same time, he gave himself psychological training over and over again, warning himself that he must not be stage fright.

"bump……"

Because Jing Xiran's body was too weak, as if it had been hollowed out, when they entered, they happened to see the emperor pick up a booklet and throw it at Yang Tian who was kneeling on the ground. The cabinet ministers withdrew their hands on Xiang Zhuo's shoulders, pretending to be shaking their fists: "See you at the end..."

"Jing Shizi!"

When he stooped, he fell to the side. Xiang Zhuo caught him quickly, and the emperor and cabinet ministers turned their attention in an instant. He was as pale as a ghost, his whole body seemed to be exhausted, almost as if the oil lamp had been exhausted, completely different from his usual handsome and extraordinary, if it wasn't for the fact that his face was indeed his, they might have thought it was him It's not Jing Xiran at all.

"Xi Ran is exempt from courtesy, what are you?"

Seeing that Xiang Zhuo wanted to help Xiang Zhuo to kneel down and salute, the emperor, who had recovered, spared them the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. He couldn't wait to ask his doubts, what kind of poison is so powerful?

"The last general is not good at learning, and he will be in danger of being poisoned by the Southwest for three days. If it weren't for the special detoxification pill given by the second prince before his departure, the last general might not be able to come back."

Jing Xiran showed a wry smile as if he had really experienced life and death, and let Xiang Zhuo help him to kneel down, leaned on the ground and said weakly: "The emperor forgives the sin, and in the end there will be a debt of grace to escort King Lingyang back to the capital." On the way, he was attacked by a traitor, injured and poisoned, and watched Lingyang Wang's family being murdered and silenced, please punish him."

No one expected that he would plead guilty, the emperor's doubts faded away, and his face sank again: "Come here, tell the head of the Wu court."

"Pass to the head of the Wu Academy!"

The order was passed down again and again, and everyone present knew that even though Jing Xiran was already like this, he was still wondering if he was faking it.

"Xiang Zhuo, help him sit aside."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Xiang Zhuo, who was kneeling silently by the side, immediately helped Jing Xiran up when he heard the words. He knew that he had to do everything in acting, but he still had to kneel when he saw that Jing Xiran was like this, not to mention how distressed he was.

"Yang Tian, ​​what's going on? Why didn't the report say it?"

While waiting for the arrival of President Wu, the emperor suddenly shouted.

"Reporting to my father, the Rebel King and the Southwest King had colluded for a long time. The Southwest King was afraid that the Rebel King would confess him, so he sent people to attack and kill the Rebel King's family. Do not return to report in person."

Yang Tian, ​​who was kneeling on the ground, clasped his hands into fists, looking like Ling Ran for the country and the people.

It has been heard more than once that the King of Southwest colluded with the King of Rebellion, and the cabinet ministers were all puzzled. The Yang family army sent troops to fight against the King of Rebellion, which has lasted for nearly a year. Now how can he speak so decisively?

"Only based on the poison of the Southwest, you believe that the rebel king and the Southwest King have colluded? Do you know what consequences will be caused by wronging the Southwest King?"

What the ministers were puzzled by was exactly what the emperor was suspicious of, and he thought more than the ministers. Southwest is the hometown of the poisonous mansion. Since the ancestor emperor, he has always adopted the policy of self-government by the king of the Southwest and the suppression of the military power of the Wei family for hundreds of years. After coming down, the King of the Southwest has already grown a giant tiger. If it wasn't for the Guards guarding the Southwest, he might have raised the flag of rebellion. None of the emperors of the Great Qin imperial family wanted to get rid of him, but the King of Southwest didn't move, and the Guards You can't take the initiative to send troops. This is also the original agreement between the Southwest King and the Emperor Shengzu and the military god. If they are wronged, I am afraid things will be difficult to be good.

"The final general dare not accuse the King of the Southwest for no reason. Your Majesty, this is the letter and list that the soldiers found from the special inner pocket of his personal clothes when the soldiers collected the body of the rebel King. Authenticity."

Yang Tian took out several letters and a booklet while talking, and received the hint from the emperor's eyes, Yang An went down to take the letters and booklets and presented them with both hands, and the emperor took out one of the letters first.

"bump!"

"No reason!"

Before seeing half of it, the emperor raised his face full of anger. Xie Ge, Zeng Ge, and Zhao Ge looked at each other, and stepped forward at the same time. After reading the contents of the letter, their expressions It’s not pretty anymore either. With their eyesight, they can tell at a glance that the handwriting of the letter indeed belongs to the King of Southwest. It not only records that he lobbied the King of Lingyang to rebel, secretly supported him with military pay, provided medicinal materials, etc., but also said that the missing Tai Shi Zhangcheng and the dead Liu Wenjin brothers and sisters are all his people. The grand master lurks beside the emperor just to bribe the court ministers, and those who were bought are all recorded in the booklet. The collusion of King Lingyang is a certainty.

"Yang An, old general Wei please!"

I don't know how long it took, but the emperor clutched the letter with a dark order.

"Yes."

Yang An didn't dare to hesitate, bowed and retreated, the emperor handed the list to Elder Xie Ge: "Xie Aiqing, on behalf of me, draw up an order to order the Ministry of Punishment to arrest all those who colluded with the southwestern rebellious king according to the names on the booklet and severely punish them." Interrogation, once confirmed, severe punishment!"

"Yes."

Everyone present knew that the emperor's order seemed brief, but in fact it involved countless lives. The imperial city was afraid that there would be a bloody storm, but rebellion, even the prince could not escape death, let alone the minister who was bribed ?Neither the emperor nor the common people could tolerate such a thing.

"Your Majesty, President Wu has arrived."

A young eunuch ran in with his head bowed, and the emperor waved him to pass the audience to Wu Temple, and he also covered up the few letters lying on the dragon table with his notebook.

"Chenwu Temple sees Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Not long after, Wu Ci came in with a medicine box on his back, and the emperor said in a condensed voice: "Wu Li is flat, Wu Aiqing, please help Jing Shizi to see, is there a cure for the poison he is suffering from?"

"Yes."

Wu Ci looked up at Jing Xiran, somewhat surprised, but soon calmed down and walked towards him: "Jing Shizi, please extend your hand."

"It's work."

Jing Xiran's left hand was inconvenient, Xiang Zhuo helped him lift up the hem of his right hand, Wu Ci reached out to catch his pulse, Meifeng wrinkled little by little as he watched, the emperor sitting high on the dragon chair couldn't wait Asked: "How?"

Even if he already knew the answer, there was still a tinge of hope in his heart. As long as he could prove that Jing Xiran was not infected with a poison unique to the Southwest, he would be able to insist that he and the Southwest King's people should cooperate internally and externally. It is impossible for anyone to keep him accused of crimes, and the people will no longer speak for him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Jing Shizi's injury is not serious, but the poison in him is a highly poisonous three-day danger unique to the Southwest. As the name suggests, it will endanger life within three days. Jing Shizi seems to have taken some kind of antidote before that." , the toxicity is temporarily suppressed, but if the poison is not detoxified within seven days, death will be inevitable."

Unfortunately, he was doomed to be disappointed. Without communicating with Wu Ci, how could he say what he wanted to hear?The reason why Jing Xiran came back with poison, how could he be unprepared?

"What? Then do you have a way to detoxify?"

When the emperor was in a daze, Xiang Zhuo roared regardless of his identity, and his eyes turned red instantly. He was acting, but also really worried. He was sincere. Even the emperor couldn't blame him for his gaffe. After all, Jing Xiran But his fiancé, who is justified in name, if he didn't even react to this, they would have to wonder if there was a conspiracy in it.

"This... the poison in the Southwest has always been difficult, and the three-day danger is one of the crimes, old man..."

"enough!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiang Zhuo stopped him even more in a gaffe, and turned to look at the emperor with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my gaffe, Xiang Zhuo can't trust the medical skills of the head of Wu, please be merciful, let me take Jing Shizi to go Prince Qingping's Palace begged the princess to detoxify."

It can be said that these words are not polite at all, Wu Ci's face turned black immediately, he is the head of the majestic imperial hospital, he can't bear to be questioned about his medical skills in public, but the three-day crisis is not so easy to get rid of , even if he was dissatisfied, he didn't jump out impulsively, and he inevitably hated Xiang Zhuo for speaking out.

"It's true that Jing Xiran was poisoned and injured, but it's also true that he neglected his duties..."

"Does Your Majesty want to watch Shizi Jing die?"

The emperor was still unwilling to let Jing Xiran go, but Xiang Zhuo cut off his words abruptly, as if he was going all out. He couldn't be said to be reckless, but there were some people present who secretly gave him a thumbs up. The evidence was conclusive, the emperor didn't think about this matter, but insisted on Jing Xiran, no doubt he was putting the cart before the horse.

"Bold!"

How could Long Wei allow him to provoke casually?

The emperor sternly yelled, and Xiang Zhuo fell to his knees with a thud, but his face was full of stubbornness. Seeing this, Mr. Xie Ge bowed and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, Mr. Xiang Er has indeed lost his composure. Please see that he is still young and is sincerely worried about his fiancé, please forgive him this time."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Many cabinet ministers stood up, Mr. Zeng Ge and Mr. Zhao Ge looked at each other, and bowed with fists together: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

With them taking the lead, the remaining cabinet ministers pleaded in unison. The emperor glared at Xiang Zhuo angrily, and sat back after a while: "Jing Xiran's dereliction of duty in escorting the rebellious king caused the entire family of the rebel king to be intercepted and killed. This crime cannot be punished. See Since he has just made a great contribution, but also exposed the collusion between the Rebel King and the Southwest King, he will be deprived of his title of General Yongwei as a warning!"

Knowing that he had completely failed this time, the emperor had no choice but to suppress the angry and annoyed announcement, and the award of General Yongwei was also withdrawn.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Including Jing Xiran, everyone knelt down and shouted long live three times. The emperor who was sitting high on the dragon chair was almost hurt internally. He stopped saying a word in a daze. He probably wouldn't have imagined it in his dreams. He thought it was perfect. In fact, his plan has long been seen through by others, and this interlocking rhythm is all a plot by Shen Liang and others to secretly fight against him, right?