Linzhi

In front of Emperor Wende, King Qi has always been gentle and courteous, and his words and deeds are more or less like the shadow of the old prince. Father admits his mistake, why has he ever uttered wild words like this, outrageous?

Looking at King Qi in front of him again, his expression was resentful, full of resentment, his usually upright face was slightly distorted at this moment, he was gnashing his teeth, questioning his father word by word.

Between father and son, the mask of tender affection was completely torn off.

"Great wisdom?" Emperor Wende sneered, "I have won the throne for 24 years anyway, what do you have? If I were you, when I captured King Lu and King Wei, I would kill them immediately. You are the only son left, and if you want to choose you, you have the ambition and courage to be the emperor! You want both the throne and righteousness, and you are still negotiating conditions with me here. You are so indecisive and decisive. You don't even have the ruthlessness, so why are you talking about usurping the throne? Go home and eat milk!"

King Qi was completely enraged by the contempt in his father's eyes. He said loudly: "Then, what kind of imperial courage does the old prince have? He only talks about benevolence, filial piety and kindness all day long. He should be the kind of person you look down on the most. Why did he die? After so many years, you still can’t forget it! If you don’t like me, you will dislike me everywhere; if you like the old prince, he will be good in everything! Isn’t it!”

Emperor Wen De said slowly: "A Rang has a pure and good disposition since childhood, and he has not been hypocritical at all, but your benevolence and filial piety are intentionally shown to me. If you really have filial piety, how can you do this today?"

"So the prince is born with everything, he doesn't have to fight for it, he doesn't have to grab it, someone will present everything to him, but because he died early, he is perfect in your eyes, if he lives till now," Qi Wang Hehe sneered, "I'm afraid you will be the first one to get rid of him!"

Emperor Wen De expressed no expression: "Maybe you are right, but so what? It is a fact that Ah Rang died young, and his weight in my heart will never be compared to yours."

"What about big brother!" King Qi roared, "How can He Tai be so good! He is useless except for his birthright! He has done stupid things with He Lin and the others, and after being exiled for so many years, he came back without knowing how to improve. What can he do? fuck me!"

Emperor Wende: "He is indeed mediocre, I don't deny it, but when he ascends the throne, he can accommodate your brothers. If you ascend the throne, may you accommodate him and King Wei?"

King Qi was taken aback.

Emperor Wende said coldly: "Your reaction has already answered my question. He Tai has several good sons. If you are the emperor, you must not tolerate their existence, and He Rong and He Zhan are absolutely impossible. Let it be slaughtered by you, and when you kill each other, you will only ruin the country and the He family's foundation!"

King Qi mocked: "But you still made a mistake. He Rong and He Zhan are still in Luoyang. When they come over, the day lily will be cold. Now I have the final say. I also ask my father to hand over the jade seal and tiger amulet, and draft an imperial edict to let them go." It’s me. For the sake of my fellow brothers, I can spare my eldest brother’s life, and this bloody disaster can naturally be eliminated invisible!”

"Dream!" Emperor Wende spat at him mercilessly, King Qi couldn't dodge in time, and the emperor sprayed yellow phlegm on the right side of his face.

"If you have the ability, you can go find Yuxi by yourself, and then let someone make a fake edict for you! All my life, I have never liked being coerced by others. In the future history books, your charge of seizing the palace and usurping the throne will remain there forever , don’t you want to set up a memorial archway? If you have the ability, you can change the history books and make everyone in the world shut up!”

But Emperor Wende's words stopped abruptly, because King Qi suddenly rushed forward, crushed him on the bed, and tightly strangled his neck.

Emperor Wende struggled hard, but for his son who was much younger than him, the struggle of the sick old man was nothing at all.

King Qi: "Give me the seat, you can be your supreme emperor, what's wrong with it! Why do you just look down on me, I don't need He Tairong to let me down, this throne is supposed to be me! It's mine! Listen! No, hand over Yuxi!"

"You won't...succeed! Gongli and Nanya, as well as Luozhou, Wulang and Zhang Tao..." Emperor Wende gritted his teeth, even though he was strangled until he rolled his eyes, he still refused to let go and beg for mercy.

King Qi couldn't help being furious.

Everyone said that among the emperor's three sons, the most capable one was King Qi, and the one who was most likely to inherit the throne in the future was also King Qi.Princess Qi was selected by Emperor Wende, and He Zhen, the son of King Qi, was once praised by Emperor Wende as "benevolent, pure and filial, can be Zhaoming".

However, all of this changed completely one day.

His father changed his mind, and all his painstaking efforts over the years were in vain.

Thinking of this, those unwillingness and resentment piled up layer by layer, combined with the emperor's reaction in front of him, which made him completely lose his mind, and involuntarily increased the strength in his hand.

"Your Highness! There is a need for the Taimiao..." Cheng Yue hurried in, and after he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly and looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

After a while, he rushed forward and pulled King Qi away: "Your Highness! Calm down!"

The warrior was so powerful, King Qi was pulled back by him, and he fell back to the ground. The pain from the impact on his back made King Qi fully awake.

His face gradually recovered from the confusion, revealing a little bewildered.

Seeing that the emperor was motionless on the bed, Cheng Yue hurried forward to check: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"

He put his finger under Emperor Wende's nose, then his face changed drastically, and he quickly turned his head to align with the king and said, "Your Majesty is in heaven!"

King Qi's face was pale, his lips trembled, and he moved back involuntarily: "No, it's impossible, I didn't use much effort, he must be pretending, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill my father..."

Seeing that he was about to fall into another wave of confusion, Cheng Yue didn't even think about it, she slapped across the face, and directly slapped King Qi's cheeks high and swollen.

"Your Highness! The current situation does not allow you to hesitate at all! King Lu and King Wei are still at the Taimiao. Although they are nothing to worry about, after all, the military power in Li Kuan's hands is a variable, and He Zhan of Luozhou, Before the situation in the capital is calmed down, we must not let him know the news. Zhang Tao is far away from the border, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. But He Zhan is different. Luoyang is not far from Chang'an. If he leads troops to besiege the city and cooperate with Li Kuanli , another trouble for us!"

Cheng Yue quickly finished speaking, and then stared closely at King Qi, thinking that if the other party couldn't regain his senses, he would have to slap him again.

After all, King Qi was only stunned by the fact that his father was strangled to death. Panting heavily, he stared at Emperor Wende who was motionless on the bed for a moment, and said hoarsely: "Send someone to the Taimiao right now, don't need to talk too much. Ask Song Yun to kill them directly. Also, send people to surround the Lu Palace and Wei Palace, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Seeing that the usually well-planned and confident King Qi finally came back, Cheng Yue couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "Yes."

King Qi: "Where is Ma Hong?"

Cheng Yue: "I lured him away just now, and now he is imprisoned in the side hall. Do you want to kill him?"

"No!" King Qi said decisively, "This person is still very useful. As long as he appears, he can represent His Majesty in many cases. You first ask him to hand over the jade seal and tiger talisman, and then I will ask someone to draft an edict to order Li Kuan hand over the military power, and you will temporarily take over the Nanya soldiers and horses."

Cheng Yue: "Also, Zhou Ying and Zhang Song want to enter the palace to have an audience."

King Qi: "You ask people to seal up this place, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. You say that your majesty's dragon body is in violation of harmony and needs to be rested. I will deal with Zhou Ying and the others. It is not too late, let's split up!"

Cheng Yue clasped her fists in salute, saw King Qi stroking her right cheek, and hurriedly said: "I was in a hurry just now, please Your Highness, ah no, it's Your Majesty who forgives you!"

King Qi smiled slightly: "I don't blame you. It's not easy to call your Majesty now. Let's use the previous address. When the general situation is settled, you will be the first."

Cheng Yue: "Thank you Your Highness for cultivating, I will go now!"

Watching Cheng Yue leaving in a hurry, King Qi couldn't help but turn his head back and look in the direction of the dragon couch.

"You said I couldn't do it, so I just want to show it to you. When the time comes, you father and son, let's reunite under the Nine Springs!" He sneered and left without looking back.

……

He Xi hummed a ditty, walked out from the Xuandu temple, and said to his attendants waiting at the door: "Let's go!"

Early this morning, he followed his second elder brother He Xiu and others into the palace to greet His Majesty. After leaving, He Xi took advantage of the fact that there were no elders in the house, so he ran to Xuandu Temple to play again, and stayed in the temple until noon. After eating, I bid farewell to all the priests.

The entourage, He Zhu, grinned, "Where are you going, Mr. Silang, Nanlu Fang? There seems to be a singing party today!"

He Xi patted him on the back of the head, annoyed: "What Nanlufang, go home, go back to the palace! Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and I came to Xuandu Temple to pray for His Majesty's parents. What is going to Nanlufang? Pray and pray to go there!"

He Zhu scratched his head and smiled, then stopped talking, and the master and servant just walked and watched, and wandered back.

It may be because of the shadow left by the bumpy road from Fangzhou to the capital. He Xi has always stayed away from riding a car. If he has to, he will not sit if he can. But he is not good at riding a horse, and he is also a little afraid of heights. , Mr. Silang of Lu Wang's Mansion, often walks on two legs when going out, and many people don't believe it when he tells it.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household has to visit for New Year's greetings, but Dongxi Market is more prosperous than other times. After passing the lively market and entering the residential area, you can also see the people coming and going on the street. Dress up and be beaming.

But looking at it, He Xi couldn't help but snorted: "He Zhu, don't you feel that there are more imperial guards patrolling the streets today than usual?"

He Zhu: "Mr. Silang, it's not surprising. After all, it's the New Year's Eve. Maybe Jing Zhaoyin is also afraid of accidents, so he asked the imperial army to help."

He Xi shook his head: "No, no, they said they were on patrol, but these people came and went in a hurry, they didn't look around at all, as if they were in a hurry to do something."

He didn't have the slightest interest in the business, but it didn't mean that He Xi was stupid. He thought it was strange, so he paid more attention to it. When he went back, he didn't take the main road, but chose a small road that was usually less traveled by and required a big detour.

Xilefang, where Prince Lu's Mansion is located, is the most concentrated area in Chang'an City. King Qi's Mansion, Prince Wei's Mansion, Prime Minister's Mansion, etc. are all here, and there are more people on patrol on weekdays. It doesn't feel right.

When will there be no idlers in Xilefang except the soldiers?

Even if it's the New Year's Eve, no one hangs around outside like him with nothing to do, there will always be a carriage to go out to pay New Year's greetings, right?

He told He Zhu to keep quiet, and the two of them sneaked to the back of the house opposite Lu Wang's mansion like thieves, poking their heads out to look around.

My Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate!

It was terrible to see this, He Xi suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes, so he hurriedly let He Zhu see it in a low voice.

He Zhu wondered: "Mr. Silang, why are there so many people around the gate of our palace?"

He Xi: "How do I know? Today, my father went to the Taimiao to pray for sacrifices. Could it be that something happened and he was sent back?"

He Zhu: "No way, was it sent by His Majesty to protect us?"

He Xi shook his head: "Not like."

He had an idea: "Follow me to visit Prince Qi's Mansion and Prince Wei's Mansion."

The two of them took a small path to look at the other two places quietly, and now He Zhu was completely confused: "We have soldiers around the Palace of the King and the Palace of Wei, but the Palace of Qi is not. Why is your face so ugly?"

He Xi's complexion was more than ugly, it turned blue and black.

"Oops, woes," he muttered to himself, "something must have happened, something must have happened!"

He Zhu didn't understand: "What could happen? Your Majesty is still fine, and our Highness will also be crowned prince!"

He Xi: "What do you know, if nothing happened, where did these soldiers come from?"

He Zhu: "But if the king of Qi is unruly, why don't we simply curb the capital? We can still come and go freely in Xilefang!"

He Xi bit her finger, thinking hard: "I don't know, don't ask me!"

They were hiding in an alley behind Prince Wei's Mansion when they saw a small group of cavalry galloping not far away and stopped at the gate of King Wei's Mansion.

"Is everything normal?" He Xi heard someone ask.

"Everything is fine, where are you going?"

"Tai Temple!"

After a short conversation, the other party led the people away whizzing away.

"Mr. Silang, what should we do now? Is something really wrong? Who is the loyal? Who is the traitor?" He Zhu asked in a low voice.

"Shut up!" He Xi was a little irritable, "Let me think, let me think!"

They stayed behind Prince Wei's Mansion for another hour, until He Xi found that not even a fly had flown out from the back door of Prince Wei's Mansion, and they were sure that something really happened.

His hands and feet were cold, and he avoided sliding down only because his back was leaning against the wall.

He Zhu was not much better than him: "Mr. Silang, I, I'm hungry..."

He Xi almost knelt down to him: "At a time like this, are you still thinking about whether you're hungry or not?"

He Zhu said aggrievedly: "My hands and feet are weak, and my heart is pounding. I usually feel like this when I'm hungry, and I can't walk."

He Xi was angry: "You were scared!"

He Zhu: "Then what should we do now? Should we go to Nan Ya to find Marquis Zhenyuan?"

He Xi thought for a while and made up his mind: "Let's go to Luoyang!"

He Zhu was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

……

Song Yun had been waiting for an order from the palace, but he couldn't wait, so he was a little anxious and couldn't help pacing back and forth outside the door.

The sound of his footsteps entering the room only made the people inside more nervous.

After the initial shock, He Tai gradually calmed down. At this moment, he was even calmer than the eldest son He Mu. Seeing that the eldest son was pale, he reached out and held his hand tightly, giving him warmth and comfort.

He Tai turned his head and asked King Wei in a low voice: "King Qi is so rampant, did he keep back in the palace?"

King Wei smiled bitterly: "It should be."

"The forbidden army in the palace is headed by Ji Cuo and Cheng Yue. They have no background in the capital and are only loyal to His Majesty. Could it be that they will also be bought by King Qi?" He Tai couldn't believe this fact.

"People's hearts are unpredictable." Wei Wang said softly.

He Tai also smiled wryly: "As for the soldiers and horses in Nanya, Li Kuan will not be bought by King Qi, right? If King Qi is so capable, why didn't His Majesty consider setting him up?"

King Wei: "Li Kuan doesn't have a tiger talisman and His Majesty's handwriting, so he can't act rashly. If he didn't enter the palace, he didn't know what happened in the palace, and if King Qi acted in the name of His Majesty, he could only watch and stand still. .”

He Tai couldn't help but said: "This is chaos!"

King Wei: "But who can tell?"

He Tai sighed softly, without words.

Everyone in the house was restless, their hearts were beating wildly, and they were all helpless. They could only wait for the moment when their order would be pronounced.

Outside the house, Song Yun finally waited for King Qi's oral order brought by the cavalry.

None of the He clan's family members remained.

Song Yun clenched the handle of the knife tightly, pulled it out of the scabbard at once, turned around and kicked open the door.

The bright reflection of the blade made everyone squint their eyes.

After Song Yun, soldiers rushed in and surrounded the place.

Everyone was so scared that their faces turned pale. Even King Wei, who was still able to maintain his composure before, was so nervous that his forehead twitched all the time.

Song Yun lifted the knife and walked towards He Tai first, and said: "Your Highness, don't blame me, I also obeyed orders, offended!"

When he was in the Forbidden Army before, he had never ordered to kill, but when he surrounded the Taimiao today, he had already slaughtered several pawns who wanted to resist.

He Tai's lips trembled: "You have acted against the law and helped the evildoers, have you ever thought about your end?"

Song Yun sneered: "The winner and the loser have been like this since ancient times, what's there to think about!"

He swung the knife high!

Suddenly, Lu Rong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, uttered a cry of alarm, and Xue Tan raised his voice and threw him to the ground. At some point, he held a candlestick in his hand, and the pointed part was facing Lu Rong's neck.

Song Yun shouted: "What are you doing!"

Xue Tan sneered: "This old ghost has flirted with His Royal Highness Qi long ago, why are you still pretending to be unyielding here! I wonder why the timing of your visit today is so quick and coincidental, and you didn't meet any resistance outside. Only Lu Shangshu can tell you the route in advance, and can transfer the manpower in advance, leaving a gap, so that Song Yun can quickly take over here without bloodshed!"

Lu Rong panted, "I am loyal to His Majesty..."

Xue Tan shouted, "Shut up!"

He said to Song Yun again: "His Royal Highness King Qi must have told you to ensure the safety of Lu Shangshu, right? If I kill him here, will you not be able to explain to King Qi?"

Song Yun stared at him, and after a while, suddenly sneered: "You kill him, anyway, if you kill him, you will not escape your own death! Your Highness is magnanimous, and he originally planned that after the completion of the matter, except for He's clan, the rest of the people will wait for him." All will be treated leniently, you have a way to survive, you have to follow your own way of thinking!"

Xue Tan rolled his eyes: "Come on, I'm so close to An Guogong, it's no wonder that King Qi would let me go, anyway, today is inevitable, so I just brought this old guy here as a companion, and the road to Huangquan is also very strange." Not lonely anymore!"

After he finished speaking, he pushed hard, and the tip of the candlestick pierced Lu Rong's skin, and the latter screamed again: "I didn't collude with King Qi, I didn't!"

Interrupted by this, Song Yun wanted to kill He Tai first, but he had to hold off for a moment. He cursed secretly, and shouted to the left and right: "Why are you still standing there!"

The soldiers came to their senses and rushed forward, grabbing Xue Tan and Lu Rong tightly.

At this moment, there was another sound of horseshoes rattling outside, followed by short-hand combat, and the sound of killing and screams came from outside.

King Wei's reaction was not slow, and while everyone was looking outside, he immediately dragged He Tai to the back of the house.

Before Song Yun led people to catch up, Li Kuan led people in and said loudly: "Your Majesty Li Kuan is here, don't be alarmed, Your Highness!"

The author has something to say:

Li Kuan is the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Li Suian's father, who has appeared many times before.Xue Tan was on a mission to the Western Regions with He Rong.He Xi is He Rong's younger brother, the fourth child.Lu Rong is the Minister of Rites, the one who welcomed He Rong and the others with He Tai before, and was forced to listen to He Tai's nonsense.

Palace change is actually a very vulgar plot throughout the ages, but Dawang Miao will try to write something new.