I run a newspaper in ancient times

Emperor Yan's illness was good and sometimes bad, and every day he would ask about the war in northern Xinjiang.

He seemed to have pinned all his hopes there, waiting for Fan Zhiyuan, or the Wei family, to be accused of collaborating with the enemy like the former emperor.

He was sitting on the throne, with deep-set eye sockets, his eyes fell on the head of the officials through the crown. The official minister, Prince Shuyi, has not been in court for a long time since that day.

Emperor Yan covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughed lightly, then twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a smile, not knowing whether it was in a trance or something, he always felt that Li Li had given up in advance and did not dare to fight against him, She shrank in the palace and couldn't come out.

Probably only the courtiers at the bottom felt that the prince didn't know if he was sick or not, but the emperor on the throne was not in a good condition.I don't know how the imperial doctor treats it, the more it is cured, the worse it gets.

And Li Li, who was recuperating in the palace, finally got the news he wanted.

"My lord, I found Zhang Banban's case." Donglai still had snowflakes on his shoulders, which showed that he came here in a hurry after receiving the news.

The yellowed paper rolls show the age, and even some damage.

Li Li opened it to look at the year and month, and found that it can be traced back to the reign of the first emperor, when the crown prince was still in glory. Of course, it was only the last year in terms of time, because at this time the queen was already seriously ill, and Marquis Dingbei was about to suffer.

"The slaves sent people to find it at the archives of the former imperial hospital in Shangjing. Although the capital was moved in a hurry, fortunately these things are well preserved." It is not easy to find this record, and there are some clues about how many people were dispatched. Fortunately, Huangtian paid off, and finally found it.

The history of Zhang Banban's case is extremely inconspicuous, and the cause of his injury is explained in a few strokes, which is consistent with what the old nun said, beating and whipping, and it was this doctor Yang who treated him, and used lethal medicine Words show the severity.

However, the person who invited the imperial physician was...

"Crown Princess." Li Li touched the three words and said softly.

The prince's voice, face and smile were already blurred by Li Li, let alone this sister-in-law who was rarely seen.

It's just that to be selected as a princess, she must be a noble girl, dignified and majestic, with the demeanor of a mother, so it is not uncommon to save a young eunuch who is about to be beaten to death.

However, the grace of saving life is nothing more than a small effort to the benefactor, but it is difficult for the beneficiary to repay in a lifetime.

Thinking of himself, Li Li was deeply moved, he shook his head and said, "The grace of saving life is true, but it's not because of the emperor, my poor brother didn't have any doubts... By the way, it seems that this king remembers the day when the queen passed away. .”

Dong Lai responded, "Yes, you remember well, this is the third day after the Queen's death, and she should still be dead."

The empress is the mother of the country. Although Li Li was not born by her, he had to kneel down and perform filial piety with many brothers and sisters, but after all, he was not his own mother. His grief was limited, and he never even cried.

Of course, no one expects how filial these concubine princes who are the background boards can be. As long as they don't make mistakes, all eyes are on the prince.

The prince cried and fainted many times, woke up and struggled to go to the queen's coffin, he was called a model of filial piety, and he was full of praise, but Li Li believed that the prince was really sad, anyone who didn't cry when his mother left, let alone the queen It is his greatest help.

As for the female relatives, they are considered to be the crown princess. Similarly, as a daughter-in-law, this one is also on the verge of collapse. If it is not found out that she is pregnant in the end, she may be seriously ill.

In this way, the princess can save someone casually, and she has a kind heart. Presumably this is a ray of sunshine to Zhang Banban.

"Speaking of which, the crown prince was shot dead on the spot for treason, what about the crown princess?" Li Li was startled when she thought of this, "And their children...how did they die?"

During the turbulent days, Li Li, who was still young, gave Fan Zhiyuan his greatest strength, and then he was protected by Emperor Yan and the Queen Mother like a duckweed, and slowly grew up to gather his own power.

In the end, in the whole of Dayan, except Emperor Yan and Li Li, the other brothers and descendants of the Li family did not survive.

The first empress was very capable, and controlled the late emperor's harem extremely tightly. When the second prince was born, the prince was already able to run and jump. , so the other princes had no children before they died.

But at that time, the prince already had an eldest son and an eldest daughter!Moreover, the crown princess spread out and gave birth to more than one!

Li Li recalled, thinking about it, he was terrified, he looked at Donglai, and said something that even he himself was not sure about: "Tell me, besides serving as internal support for others, what else did Brother Huang do in this?"

Dong Lai swallowed, feeling his throat was a little tight, and said: "According to the records, after being imprisoned by the late emperor, the Crown Princess died of resentment and depression, and before she died, she killed all the children, including the concubines and daughters. "

Li Li shook his head again and again: "It doesn't make sense. If you can live, why die? I'll just let it go. Take the child away with me. How can I do it? What's more, I remember that the prince's eldest son is half a month older than me!"

After Emperor Yan ascended the throne, Li Li did not make great efforts to investigate this kind of old matter, for fear of arousing Emperor Yan's dislike and causing unnecessary trouble. After all, it was their brothers who benefited in the end, but now he has no choice If you don't try to find out about Feng Chen's past, it's related to what Zhang Banban wants to do.

After thinking about it, Li Li suddenly stood up and strode out of the house.

Dong Lai hurriedly asked, "My lord, where are you going?"

Li Li didn't turn her head back: "When I enter the palace, I have to see my mother. At that time, I was young and the news was blocked, but the mother's mother is definitely not, and the emperor's actions must not be hidden from her."

The house is burning hot carbon, and the seasons are like spring, but outside the house is snowing heavily and the cold wind is howling.Li Li was only wearing a thick dress and didn't wear a cloak, so Dong Lai was in a hurry, so he quickly pulled on a mink fur cloak and followed.

The noble concubine in the harem is dead, and so is Concubine Yu, and those who are left can't support it, and the queen mother has to take charge of the palace affairs, but she is old after all, so she appointed a few concubines to assign directors.

As the new year approached, there was supposed to be a grand feast in the palace, and at this moment she was listening to the concubines chirping.

Li Li came to see her at this time, which surprised her a little.

"Let's all go down, what to do last year, just follow the rules this year." The queen mother waved her hand, and all the concubines bowed to leave.

After a while, Li Li arrived.

The youngest son was always glamorous in front of people, but today his meticulously combed hair was a little messy, and the cloak he was wearing was also messy, and he still wore ordinary clothes for home.

The Empress Dowager's eyes paused on the snow-melted water stains on his shoulders, and seeing the two fat eunuchs Dong Lai and Nan Xiang panting heavily along the way, knowing what happened to Li Li, she made a hasty decision to enter the palace. And it's more urgent, even the appearance is ignored.

The queen mother raised her hand, and Funing immediately took the surrounding palace people down.

Then Li Li couldn't wait to ask: "Mother, do you know how the former Crown Princess and her child died?"

Even if the Empress Dowager had been prepared for a long time, the sudden mention of people who had died for many years still made her stunned: "Why are you suddenly talking about them?"

Li Li was still holding the yellowed imperial hospital case in his hand. Hearing this, he raised his red finger with cold and handed it over: "My son suspects that their deaths have something to do with the emperor's brother. Someone came to avenge them gone."

Obviously the voice was as light as a feather, but it was like a thunder that exploded in the Empress Dowager's ears. Looking at the case, her thoughts raced, and her hands gradually trembled slightly.

Emperor Yan's illness has been going from good to bad, and the queen mother in the harem is not unaware of it, but unfortunately the eldest son covered his illness to death, guarding against Li Li while also guarding against her.

Being between the two sons who had turned against each other, she couldn't and didn't dare to make too many moves. She could only carefully maintain this slight balance, but it was because of this that people had an opportunity to take advantage of.

Looking at the Queen Mother's expression, Li Li knew that his guess was correct.

In the royal family, this kind of thing is too common.The crown prince died because of treason. As long as his son is not deprived of his imperial status, the eldest son is still a powerful heir to the throne.

Emperor Yan couldn't even tolerate Li Li, let alone the sons of the eldest brother, the prince?Even if the prince dies, his old ministry can still support the emperor's grandson.

The Queen Mother held onto the case, looked at Li Li and said solemnly: "You don't blame him for this matter."

Li Li was surprised: "Mother?"

The queen mother looked at him and said word by word: "At that time, either they died or you died, and your imperial brother chose you."

Hearing this, Li Li's eyes opened suddenly, and his body froze in place.

The queen mother smiled bitterly: "A Li, no matter how you brothers are now, Hang'er's love for you was not fake. People are slowly controlled by power and desire, but at that time, even if he sat He is nothing on the throne. Prime Minister Zuo gave him two choices, one is the prince's family, and the other is you."

Li Li murmured: "If it is used to contain the emperor, the prince's son will be much better off."

"Yeah, that's why Hang'er protected you by his side and attacked first. It's just that he didn't do it cleanly, so he was still discovered."

The two brothers ate, lived and slept together, Emperor Yan brought Li Li by his side, his eyes were almost perfect, for fear that his younger brother would be murdered one day.Li Li remembered all these days of being dependent on each other, that's why he spared no effort to help regain power, and tried his best to remove the left minister's minions bit by bit.

It's just that Li Li originally thought that what was handed over to his elder brother was a politically clear court, and the six important ministers were all capable ministers, so that he could retire with peace of mind, and go to the wild cranes with his beloved, or simply guard the border.

However, everything has become wishful thinking, and Emperor Yan no longer trusts him.

"Queen, you said... how did we become like this?" Li Li's eyes were red, her lips moved slightly, feeling extremely sad.

The queen mother stroked the face of her youngest son, and shook her head: "Aijia doesn't know, but I can't let it go now, Zhang Banban, what a dog slave who 'endures humiliation'!" Her eyes suddenly became sharp and cold, high He called out, "Come here!"

Li Li looked at the situation, and immediately said: "Mother, these are all guesses by you and me. There is no evidence. Brother Huang trusts him now. If he is moved casually, Brother Huang may be..."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand to stop Li Li, and said firmly, "Whether the emperor misunderstood or got angry, nothing is more important than his body. If it's a false alarm, it's just resentment all the time, and I admit it."

She gathered herself together, walked out of the dormitory, "Go, drive to the main hall of Ming Dynasty, the Ai family will go and arrest people in person."