Crossing the East Palace

The reason why the Ninth Prince came to beg the Sixth Prince was because he really had no choice.

The Ninth Prince is only nine years old now.To those outside the palace, nine years old is just a half-grown child.You can be playful, you can mess around, and you can even do a lot of childish wrong things.

However, for the princes and daughters in the palace, at the age of nine, they are considered "grown up".

It is precisely because of this that no matter whether it is the emperor, concubines, siblings or other people outside the palace, they will no longer treat him as a child, and the thoughtful biological mother should spread out some insidious calculations one by one at this time In front of him, and slowly teach him how to realize these calculations one by one.

The Ninth Prince had been learning this very early on.He grew up listening to the teachings of his mother and concubine and his grandfather's family. He once thought that he was really a more suitable candidate for the crown prince than the crown prince.Even if he had occasional doubts, but when the master frequently praised his courses and the people around him praised him intentionally or unintentionally, the Ninth Prince couldn't help but think slowly, perhaps, he is really more suitable for the crown prince than the present prince position.

After all, although the Ning family has the military power, but the Xia family and the Murong family are united, his mother's power has never been inferior to that of the prince; Woolen cloth?You know, the prince was once a fool!

The Ninth Prince still remembered that his grandmother once hugged him viciously and said: "Since a few months ago, my head has been burning stupid. I have been stupid for so long, and I slowly woke up after reading scriptures at the Baifo Temple for several years. But , if the prince is willing to continue to pay respects to the Buddha meticulously, and not to kill evil early, it is impossible to say that the prince can continue to be rational. However, the prince has always been straightforward in the past few years. The favor that was given to him again was completely taken away. Besides, all fools are born fools. Although the crown prince is better now, he has really been a fool after all. It can't be said that he has not married yet. The concubine gave birth to a child because I was worried that I would really give birth to a fool!"

The Ninth Prince was fashionable and ignorant at that time.He can only hear the malice in his grandmother's mouth, and remember these words, and slowly encourage himself, he will indeed be more suitable for the reserve position than the prince, and then make more progress, hoping to defeat the prince and sit on the concubine and the concubine. All the grandfather's family looked forward to the position he sat in.

However, waiting for the years to pass, the Ninth Prince did try his best to make himself outstanding.In fact, among all the princes except the crown prince, all the masters said that the Nine Princes are the first in terms of martial arts and martial arts.Even when it comes to the number of times he attends classes, it is much more than the prince who has learned to skip classes since he was three years old.

However, even so, the masters never wanted to compare the prince with him.

When the Ninth Prince was six years old, the prince left Chang'an City to guard the border to defend Tubo.It has been three years since the prince left. During the time when the ninth prince was six to nine years old, because there was no prince, the masters mentioned the prince less and less often. That being said, he is suitable for that position.

However, anything needs to be compared.

As soon as the prince came back, when he came to the Prince's Academy to "visit" the younger brothers, he began to show his hand accidentally—even if everyone knew the prince's photographic memory.However, this kind of ability is too strange. It should be noted that although many people claim to have a photographic memory, they just have a better memory than others and a stronger short-term memory ability.

But the prince is different from others.The prince really has a photographic memory.

The Ninth Prince watched the Prince with his own eyes, and talked about the past and the present with the masters, citing scriptures and classics, and talking eloquently.Then I saw the prince's calligraphy and painting.Needless to mention the prince's paintings, the prince learned painting at the age of three, and the most famous painting at that time was the actor's picture drawn by the prince.And the calligraphy of the prince, like the plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, is proud and upright. However, compared with the nobility of the plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, the prince's calligraphy has more indescribable ambition and freedom.

Anyone who reads his words can't help but praise him.

This matter is nothing more than that.After all, although the most intelligent literati in this world can be famous in history, they seldom sit firmly on the throne.At that time, the Ninth Prince could only comfort himself in this way.

However, in the Zichen Palace, Emperor Tianyuan brought all the princes to "discuss matters", and after killing the second prince, the Ninth Prince gradually understood that this prince did not only have homework and calligraphy and painting accomplishments, this prince, he still had patience, With perseverance, he was able to capture most of those killers alive in one fell swoop, and sent a fake and real "drawing confession", so that the second prince fell in one fell swoop, and the father emperor started to attack the twelve princes.

And at that time, the prince could still threaten him in front of his father.

Even though the Ninth Prince was smart since he was a child, he couldn't help being frightened. Being frightened by Tang Luojin made his heart chill.

Afterwards, the Ninth Prince thought that the matter had been settled. The Prince was indeed attacked by dead men, but those dead men were the second prince's hands.That's why the second prince was directly killed by his father.The Twelve Princes may also be involved, which is why the Twelve Princes were relegated to Baifo Temple to become a monk temporarily.

Unfortunately, the Ninth Prince was wrong again.

When the second prince died, the prince looked at his father's pity, so he refused to mention other princes.In the next one or two months, the prince did not mention this matter in order to calm his father down.

The Ninth Prince even thought that this was the end of this matter.

However, at this time, the Murong family's corruption was suddenly revealed.

It turns out that official corruption is a common occurrence.However, the Murong family relied on their close relationship with the Xia family and had several generations of in-laws.And the Xia family had another concubine, and the Xia family also gave birth to nine princes.Under such power and influence, how could some members of the Murong family hold back?All of them started to embezzle quietly and secretly, step by step, and slowly began to expand their ambitions in the remote state capital where their children were sent out.

Who can think too much of money?In particular, Murong's family has a few descendants who were lured by caring people to become addicted to gambling.As a result, the Murong family had no choice but to intensify their efforts to collect money.

And the way to solicit money, apart from corruption, is to take advantage of the people. Under such circumstances, how can there be no public grievances?

In the past, the Xia family cared about the relationship between their in-laws, and knew that their own family alone might not be able to help the Ninth Prince to the throne. Therefore, it was an undeniable choice for the Xia family to win over the Murong family and cover up the corruption for the Murong family.

Although the Murong family is bold, they are also obedient. All the things they did took place in relatively remote places in Datang. Even if the people in those places suffered a lot of grievances due to officials' corruption and the people's plundering of profits, and even their wives and children were separated, what could they do? The sky is high and the emperor is far away. These people want to sue the Murong family, but they are suffering because they can't even come to the paperwork to leave their hometown and go to Chang'an.Under such circumstances, how to file a complaint?

The Xia family grasped this point and put pressure on them, telling them that they are relatives of the Ninth Prince.Those who were oppressed by the Xia family, what else can they say?In addition to accepting fate, only accepting fate.

Originally, although some people found out about the work of the Xia family, but because of the Ninth Prince, and for the sake of protecting one's safety, very few people would make a compromise.Even if someone occasionally did this matter, there were so many affairs in the court that Emperor Tianyuan couldn't handle it, so he had to press down on this matter.Because of this, the Xia family and the Murong family found a place to take advantage of the loopholes.

Emperor Tianyuan may not be ignorant of this matter, but he only dealt with the Murong family for corruption. It's just the official position of the Murong family.

Since the Murong family is an aristocratic family, it is obvious that they cannot be punished for corruption so easily.Therefore, even though Emperor Tianyuan was angry with the Murong family, he had been waiting for this opportunity.

The Ninth Prince didn't know about this, but his ignorance didn't prevent the Prince Lei Ting from making a move, using the Murong family to privately support over a thousand dead men, embezzle millions of silver, and seize the profits of the people so that hundreds of people's families survived. The crime of being destroyed and his wife and children separated pushed Murong's family to the bottom of the valley.

The Ninth Prince wanted to persuade him, but his grandfather's family was trying to persuade him that those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters, and if they are willing to cut off their own arms today, they can hope to achieve great things in the future, and get the throne or even the throne.

However, the Ninth Prince felt chills all over his body when he heard the words.

The Xia family treated him very well, and his loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth.Although the Ninth Prince is closer to the Xia family, but to the Murong family, the Ninth Prince is also grateful.

Now seeing the Xia family resolutely abandoning the Murong family, how could the Ninth Prince not be on guard against the Xia family?

Instead, he took action against the prince to teach the Xia family a lesson, and the Ninth Prince knew that this was the result of his participation in the seizure of the heir.Since he wanted to grab the crown prince's position, the crown prince didn't hurt his life, but cut off his arm, causing the Xia family to suffer.

The Ninth Prince hesitated.Although he is young, he thinks about many things, day by day, he sleeps less and less day by day.

The imperial physician prescribed countless prescriptions, but none of them worked.

In desperation, Xia Jieyu found her family and discussed how to find a solution.

However, the Xia family found a solution from nowhere. The way is that since ordinary methods are useless, they should use the technique of suppressing nightmares, and the fate of the suppressing prince will be passed on to the Ninth Prince.

When the Ninth Prince heard this, he was so frightened that he woke up immediately.

The mother concubine and the Xia family were confused, still immersed in his dream of becoming the prince, but the Ninth Prince himself woke up one step ahead of time.

——Father once said that the prince is benevolent and generous, and he will treat them kindly.The Ninth Prince did not believe this sentence, but he believed that even if the Prince's nature was not like this, the Prince would still move in this direction for the trust, importance and preference of his father.

So after the Ninth Prince woke up from the fright, he immediately ran over and stopped the Sixth Prince.

Hearing the words, the sixth prince's face turned livid: "Suppressing nightmares? They are so bold! The prince is kind, and they want to press each other like this. Since this is the case, why should the prince keep them?"

After the sixth prince finished speaking, he was going to grab the ninth prince and go to Zichen Palace.

It was obvious that the Sixth Prince's mind was to tell Emperor Tianyuan directly about this matter, and let Emperor Tianyuan be the prince's master, so that the prince would be less troubled.But the father always loves the prince very much, presumably he will relieve the prince's troubles.

The Ninth Prince suddenly stopped, grabbed the Sixth Prince's hand, and said: "If the Sixth Brother is like this, the younger brother's visit will be in vain. In any case, if the younger brother can tell the Sixth Brother and the Prince about such things, But the only thing I can't tell my father!"

If the emperor knows, how can the Xia family and the concubine mother survive?On the contrary, if the crown prince finds out, even if he is angry, if he is willing to continue working for the crown prince, then he doesn't expect much, as long as he can save the lives of his mother and concubine and the Xia family, he will be satisfied.

The sixth prince was startled for a moment, then rushed to the East Palace.

He almost forgot the emperor's grandmother's instructions. Since he was determined to follow the prince, sometimes, the prince's words were more important than his father's words.Whether to go to the father's place or not should be decided by the prince.

The two went all the way to the East Palace, and when they reached Tang Luojin's study in the East Palace, Jingxinzhai, they were stopped by Xiaojing and Changqu.

"Your Highnesses, let's wait a little while. The crown prince is talking to the Duke of the country. His Majesty's decree came down, saying that Marshal Ning's resignation was approved. The second son of the Ning family handed in Marshal Ning's early family letter, saying that it was Ning Shizi. Now I am not married, and I have no sons under my knees, so I just come back this year, so I can marry a wife and have children in Chang'an City."

Both the sixth prince and the ninth prince were shocked.

They knew that the Ning family was one of the crown prince's greatest reliance, but now that Marshal Ning and Shizi Ning are coming back together, how should the military power on the border be dealt with?If the prince loses this reliance, will his reserve be damaged?

In the minds of the two of them, they thought a lot in an instant.

The sixth prince suddenly said: "What about Duke Xin?"

Chang Qu took a look at the sixth prince and said respectfully, "Return to Your Highness Six, Lord Xin Guo was sent by His Majesty to guard the border, and he came today to say goodbye to His Highness."

As soon as Chang Qu finished speaking, the faint sound of a piano came from the Jingxin Room.

Chang Qu immediately glanced at the sixth prince again: "Your Highness, our prince may not have time to see you today."

The Ninth Prince was still in a daze, and the Sixth Prince had already pulled him away: "So, then you tell the Seventh Brother that tonight, I will take the Ninth Brother to stay in the East Palace. Changqu, you find someone to take him with you." Let's go to the guest house."