Out of Yuanmen

Zhu Zhinan fell ill. He was so ill that he didn't know anything about personnel and affairs, and the sky was dark.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty began to feel uneasy again, and the line of the third prince who had just been suppressed began to make a comeback again, jumping up and down eagerly.

Occasionally when Zhu Zhinan woke up, he would see the phantom of a dead person watching him quietly.Sometimes it's his favorite woman, sometimes it's his close friend who was imprisoned by wearing a lute bone, and sometimes it's a palace man who he casually beats to death...

They all remained silent, looking at him with the two blood holes on their faces, as if they were preparing to witness his final outcome.

After the empress and Liu Sili's assassination of His Majesty broke out, the palace people suffered a wave of purges. Whether it was the people in Fengyi Palace or those who were usually close to the eunuch with palm prints, they were all dragged away by the imperial army and never disappeared again.The little eunuchs and maids who remained wanted to be human with their tails between their legs, sticking their heads into their necks like quails, for fear of seeing or hearing something they shouldn't see.

The little eunuch who was on duty in front of His Majesty's bedroom stood outside the door tremblingly, hearing the emperor's cough and muffled ravings coming from the bedroom.The wind came out of the hall with a few vague words, and the little eunuch wished to cut off his ears.

How can he hear these secrets.

He was trembling with fright when suddenly there was an announcement from afar that "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has arrived". He was startled by the voice again, and fell to the ground on the spot.

But at this moment, no one paid attention to him, because the third prince Zhu Changhuai had arrived.He got up in embarrassment, and knelt down on the ground with the people around him.

I saw the third prince, who was tall and gentle like jade, strode forward, knelt on the stone slab, bowed his hands and said: "Father, my son has arrived."

Zhu Zhinan's unstoppable cough came from the dormitory, followed by a breathless sentence: "Wait outside."

Zhu Changhuai had already guessed in his heart, and when he heard the words, he knelt respectfully on the spot and remained motionless.After a long while, many ministers headed by Qian Chaoyang rushed over and knelt in a row outside the sleeping hall.Everyone knew well that the third prince might be crowned the Great Treasure.The emperor was ruthless enough, he didn't call the other princes over, and didn't even give them time to prepare.

Sure enough, the eunuch in the dormitory opened the door, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "The emperor has ordered, everyone, please come in."

As soon as he stepped into the bedroom, Zhu Changhuai smelled the strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine floating in the air.His heart jumped, and he silently suppressed the thoughts in his heart, without showing any strange emotions.

Zhu Zhinan sat up with the help of the maid, his whole face was like gold paper, and he leaned on the head of the bed sickly.The ministers hadn't seen the emperor go to court for a few days, and they didn't expect him to become so skinny.Thinking of this, everyone quickly knelt down, not daring to look directly at Tianyan.

"Bring the edict."

The little eunuch at the side came over tremblingly holding the bright yellow imperial decree. Zhu Zhinan covered his mouth and nose with his hands, coughed violently for a while, waved his hands, and said wearily, "Declarate."

Zhu Changhuai's mind was in turmoil, and he could hardly suppress the joy on his face, so he quickly buried his head lower, for fear that Zhu Zhinan would notice it.

The little eunuch unfolded the imperial decree in his hand and sang: "Following the heavens, the emperor ordered it. I have been on the throne for [-] years, and the seas and rivers are clear, and the world is peaceful. Don't slack off, don't take a breath..."

This paragraph of words is obviously lying with open eyes, but no matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, they are all listening quietly at this moment.

"...Since Taizu Gaodi established his business, it has been the most important thing. My third son has a long bosom, a beautiful bell and a beautiful heart, and his virtue—"

The bragging, which was smelly and long like a foot wrap, finally ended, and Zhu Changhuai's name appeared in the libretto.Gu Ming's ministers were listening intently with bated breath, when suddenly there was a sound of weapons fighting outside, accompanied by the continuous sound of fighting, from far to near, they approached the bedroom.

The former prince was put under house arrest two days ago because of the queen's treason, and the second prince was already on his way to the fiefdom, so the one who appeared at this moment knew it was the fourth prince.For a moment, the entire dormitory was silent, so quiet that even a needle dropped on the ground could be heard.

"Keep reading!"

Zhu Zhinan burst into tears, shouted this sentence with all his strength, and then fell on the bed.The little eunuch was shaking like chaff, ignoring the emperor who had more air and less air, so he stammered and continued to read: "Both ability and political integrity..."

Zhu Changhuai was so furious that he wished he could pull the imperial decree and quickly read out the following "inheriting the great order" to confirm the fact of his enthronement, so that he could turn around and label his fourth brother a traitor, but he couldn't do it under the watchful eyes of everyone. This happened.He listened anxiously, and the next moment, a loud bang sounded in front of the door, and the fourth prince Zhu Changding was dressed in a black robe and led the sergeant to break through the door.The ministers were trembling with fear, surrounded by bloody soldiers, squatting on the ground in a swarm, not daring to move rashly.

With a bang, he knelt on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "I implore my father to abdicate the throne!"

Zhu Zhinan's face sank like water, excited by this unforeseen event, his complexion looked better, and he shouted angrily: "Nizi, you want to rebel?!"

The old god Zhu Changding said: "Father's words are wrong. My son came here to set things right and prevent my father from being deceived by treacherous villains."

He made a gesture, and the soldiers pulled out their shiny knives in unison, and put them on the necks of the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty.

This is a silent threat.

Seeing this, Zhu Changhuai sneered and said, "Fourth brother is really brave."

"It's not as clever as the third brother. It's a pity, I still have the last laugh." Facing the painless provocation, Zhu Changding said indifferently.

Zhu Changhuai really didn't expect that his good brother would really set his mind to force the palace.You must know that the price of failure is too high, and in the hands of the new emperor, I am afraid that he will end up beheaded all over the house.But at this moment, he has no other choice, the strength in his hands is far inferior to that of the fourth child, and the matter has come to this...

But he was not reconciled to telling him to give up.Zhu Changhuai cast his eyes on Zhu Zhinan, only to see that the other party was trembling all over, and he smiled angrily: "He is really my good son. Do you know how many guards are there in my hands?"

"You can try it, is it the dark guards who came faster, or the subordinates who raised the sword faster." Zhu Changding didn't care, he raised his hand lazily, and the knife resting on the third prince's neck went in a little more , pressed on his pulse, which made the latter break out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Changding raised his hand again: "Father, it's almost time for you to make an order."

Zhu Zhinan's face was bluish and white, and his breath was stuck in his throat, and he almost passed out.He stroked his chest, gasped hard for a few times, and then said in despair: "Xiao Dezi, bring a new imperial decree—"

There was an unwilling crackling sound in Zhu Changhuai's throat.He looked at the people around him without any trace, hoping to find a variable.At this time, he suddenly noticed that the chief assistant Qian Chaoyang, who was pressed against his neck, had a calm expression on his face. Unlike the other frightened people around him, his eyes were very steady, as if everything that happened before him was within his expectations.

... Could it be that he belongs to Zhu Changding?Or is he just sure that he will never be bestowed to death by the new emperor?

He was thinking about this question, and Zhu Zhinan had already picked up the pen.While coughing violently, he held up the brush tremblingly, and the ink dripped on the silk cloth, smudged and stained a large area.

"Crack, crack, crack."

"What a show."

Accompanied by three rounds of applause, two people came out from behind the curtain.Zhu Zhinan let out a long sigh, and threw the writing brush and imperial edict in his hand on the ground.

Standing behind the emperor's bed, Cun Tianyi, the chief officer of Wentian Division, watched the farce from beginning to end.This is not the most shocking thing, what is even more shocking is that the young man behind him, looking at his eyebrows, turned out to be the fifth prince Zhu Changyu who had been dead for a long time!

The fourth prince was also shocked by this change, but he quickly suppressed his gaffe, simply not thinking about why the dead would come back to life, and laughed, "No matter why you appeared here, it's already too late."

Zhu Changyu raised the corner of his mouth: "Oh? Really?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Changding's heart skipped a beat, and his body tensed up. Sensing Zhu Changyu's intentions, he shouted decisively: "Do it—"

Relying on his high martial arts skills, he suddenly raised the long sword in his hand, but at the next moment, a figure that suddenly appeared like a ghost was pinched tightly.After a crisp "dang", the fourth prince was pressed to the ground, and his own sword was also placed around his neck.

The speed of the arrival caught everyone off guard.The soldiers were about to cut off the heads of the crowd with their swords in their hands, but when they saw the leader was captured in an instant, they immediately stopped their movements.In the blink of an eye, these ministers walked through the gate of hell, and those who were timid already foamed at the mouth and passed out.

Zhu Changding tried to break through the shackles with his true energy, but he found in despair that he was no match for the people behind him.

Zhu Changyu cupped his hands, and said with a smirk: "Fourth brother, you hold everyone hostage by force, and I will hold you by force. How do you feel? Oh, and thank you for teaching me this trick by the fourth brother. Capture the thief first and capture the king. Four Brother, tell your subordinates to release the ministers."

He paused, and continued: "I guess the rebellious officials and thieves that the fourth brother left outside should also be punished."

After he finished speaking, two people walked in from the door, one was a round and fat man, the other was thin, it turned out to be Su Xie, a talented scholar, and Shen Shiting, the eldest son of the Shen family.The two knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists to Zhu Changyu and said, "Your Highness, it's a good luck not to disgrace your life."

"...You! It's shameless for people from the Jianghu to meddle in the court's affairs!"

The rest of the people took a closer look, the person who restrained the fourth prince was wearing a broken bamboo hat, a huge wine jar was hanging on his waist, a long knife was in his hand, and he was full of beard and stubble, he was an unfamiliar face.Unexpectedly, this wimpy prince whom they thought was dead turned out to be the one who kept his secrets the most. He quietly won over Cun Tianyi and even recruited a peerless master.

Zhu Changyu said indifferently: "The winner is the prince and the loser is Kou, fourth brother, talking too much is useless."

Cun Tian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the chess missed a move, and you lost."

He stared at Zhu Zhinan's face, although the corners of his mouth were raised, his eyes were full of resentment and suppressed hatred, like a volcano before eruption, about to burst out of his eyes and ignite the ninety-five statue in front of him.

Zhu Zhinan closed his eyes and sighed: "I never thought that you would dare..."

He struggled to get up, snatched the imperial decree from the hand of the little eunuch who was already scared to pee his pants, and resolutely read: "My fifth son, Changyu, is beautiful in Zhongling, has both ability and political integrity, and he will definitely be able to inherit the great rule. Follow me to the throne , that is, the emperor's throne, and the salty envoys know it! This is it!"

After he finished reading this sentence, the third and fourth princes knew that the situation was over, and their bodies collapsed to the ground.Only hearing the sound of the sword falling to the ground, the liberated ministers knelt on the ground one after another, shouting: "Long live Your Majesty."

Zhu Zhinan threw the imperial decree in his hand on the ground viciously, and let out a foul breath.The golden-armored female general had reached his bedside at some point, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly to her in a daze, but was ruthlessly avoided.

Zhu Zhinan gave a wry smile, but couldn't raise his breath, so he stopped breathing.

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