Qing Jialu

Cao Suyuan avoided Jin Yiwei's secret whistle, but he did not escape the eyes of Wei Mo's subordinates.When Wei Mo learned that Cao Suyuan had gone to see King Kui, he and Wei Hanming were sorting out Zhao Sheng's confession, and were going to report to the palace after dawn.However, neither of them expected that in just one night, one wave of ups and downs, another wave of ups and downs.

"Why did Cao Suyuan suddenly go to see King Kui?" Wei Hanming guessed, "Does he know something, and will he inform Commander Jiang?"

"Very likely." Wei Mo said decisively, "Master Wei, it seems that we won't be able to wait until dawn, we have to enter the palace immediately."

"The gate of the palace has already been locked, we can't get in..." Wei Hanming knew the rules in the palace, and he was not allowed to open the palace gate unless there was an emergency or serious situation.If the gate of the palace is opened for no reason, it is possible to be impeached by the courtiers, or to be dismissed from office.

But Wei Mo said: "It's too late, something important will happen tonight, and His Majesty must be informed. Sir Wei, if you don't want to, I can go alone."

Even though he knew the consequences of breaking into the palace late at night, Wei Mo couldn't control much because of Xiao Yi.

Seeing General Wei's loyalty, Wei Hanming's blood was also aroused, "General Wei, don't underestimate me, let's go together!"

"Okay." Wei Mo looked at Wei Hanming appreciatively, and he recognized this friend in his heart.

The two of them hurried on and went straight to the gate of Xiyuan.The Jin Yiwei guarding all around drew out their Xiuchun knives one after another, and blocked in front of the palace gate.Wei Mo reined in his horse, sat on the horseback and shouted loudly: "I am the admiral of the Shenji Battalion, and I will show my face to Your Majesty."

Jin Yiwei looked at each other, not knowing what to do.Seeing this, Wei Hanming said, "Aren't you going to report to His Majesty?"

Wei Hanming is also considered to be a high-ranking and powerful person in Jinyiwei, so his words still have some weight.Jin Yiwei immediately sent a person to send a message inside, asking the two to wait here for a while.

Wei Mo and Wei Hanming got off their horses and paced back and forth in front of the palace gate. After an unknown amount of time, the palace gate slowly opened, and Jin Yiwei lined up on both sides. The little Qin Zi who was beside His Majesty came to greet him personally, with a slightly surprised look on his face .

"My lords, Your Majesty summons you." Xiao Qinzi said, leading them to Yuxi Palace.

At this moment, Yuxi Palace was brightly lit, Xiao Yi and Shen Jia were both woken up after hearing Jin Yiwei's report.The two of them didn't care about grooming, Shen Jia put a robe on His Majesty, and used a hairpin to randomly coil up his long hair, then pushed him to the outer hall to meet the two uninvited guests.

Wei Mo and Wei Hanming had been waiting in the main hall of Yuxi Palace for a long time. Seeing His Majesty and Shen Jia leaving, Wei Mo hurriedly forgot to salute, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent. I request that Jiang Ji be arrested."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Jia was stunned.It's only been a few days, why did it suddenly come to the final stage of the showdown?

But Xiao Yi did not hesitate, he believed in the judgment of his old friend for many years, and said directly: "Okay. You take the tiger amulet and lead your troops to surround the private houses of Beizhen Fusi and Jiang Ji. Shen Jia, the third box on my bookshelf , give him the Tiger Talisman."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Shen Jia was still in a state of confusion, "So, are you going to arrest him?"

"Bring it to him." Xiao Yi's tone could not be refused.

In a daze, Shen Jia fetched the Tiger Talisman, which can mobilize thousands of troops, and handed it to General Wei.

"The minister leads the decree." Wei Mo took the tiger amulet and left without staying any longer.

At this time, Wei Hanming took out Zhao Sheng's confession, which had been sorted out in half, and handed it to His Majesty.He added from the side: "I wanted to report to His Majesty tomorrow, but Cao Suyuan sneaked into the Kui Palace late at night. General Wei was afraid that things would change, so he entered the palace late at night."

Xiao Yi flipped through the testimony, and suddenly found something, and immediately ordered: "Cao Suyuan is the key. Wei Hanming, you arrest him immediately. If you want to keep alive, let alone let him fall into Jiang Ji's hands."

"Your Majesty obeys the order." Although Wei Hanming did not understand His Majesty's holy will, he had a strong execution ability and could do whatever he was asked to do.

After the two left, the hall was empty and fell into silence again.Shen Jia was by Xiao Yi's side. He looked at the sky and guessed it was the fourth watch.

"Twilight, it's still dark, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Xiao Yi said: "I can't sleep, I feel very restless. Changqing, what is the relationship between Cao Suyuan and the third brother?"

Shen Jia also read the statement just now, but didn't see anything, so she just shook her head and said, "I have no clue."

"I'm not worried about Jiang Ji running away, I'm worried about my third brother." Xiao Yi said, "But I can't figure out what he wants to do."

After all, no one can guess the madman's mind, and no one can stop King Kui from going crazy.

The so-called fear of what will come, Xiao Yi's worry is indeed correct, and it didn't take long for Xiao Qinzi to report again, saying that His Royal Highness King Kui went out of the palace late at night and broke into the Taimiao.

"The Taimiao? What is he going to do in the Taimiao?" Shen Jia knew that King Kui would definitely leave, but he never expected that the first place that King Kui would go to after leaving his captivity would be the Taimiao!

But Xiao Yi's expression changed, and he immediately said to Xiao Qinzi: "Quick, get ready for the imperial chariot, and drive to the Taimiao."

His Majesty going out of the palace late at night, this is much more influential than the general's knocking on the palace door at night.But Xiao Qinzi didn't dare to refute after hearing this, so he went down immediately and followed suit.

Shen Jia was not afraid of His Majesty, wanted to stop him, and persuaded him: "You have limited legs and feet, why do you want to go to Taimiao?"

"I know what he is going to do, I have to go." Xiao Yi said, "Changqing, don't stop me."

"Then I'll go with you." Shen Jia immediately answered.

Xiao Yi looked at Shen Jia's firm gaze, hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed.

His Majesty went out of the palace late at night, without caring about the ostentation, he just let the four of them carry the imperial chariot without the canopy, and hurriedly drove to the Taimiao.When they arrived at the Ancestral Temple, a group of guards stood on the white jade steps, but no one dared to step into the palace.

Seeing that His Majesty came down, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.The leading guard reported back: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Kui has entered the front hall, and the ministers dare not enter."

The front hall of the Taimiao is the place where the tablets of the royal family's ancestors are enshrined, and no one dares to rush in.Therefore, they could only watch King Kui enter the front hall, and they had nothing to do except surround the outside.

But King Kui's move can stop other people, but it can't stop Xiao Yi.Maybe King Kui didn't expect that his second brother would come here in person.

"Carry it in." Xiao Yi ordered the four people who carried the imperial chariot, and the guards immediately opened the door, and respectfully invited His Majesty to enter the front hall.

When the door of the palace opened, Xiao Yi saw King Kui sitting cross-legged on the futon, with his back to the door and motionless.He clearly heard the voice, but he didn't get up to salute the emperor.

"Back off." Xiao Yi ordered everyone.

"Your Majesty..." Shen Jia was worried, who knew what King Kui wanted to do would be detrimental to His Majesty?

Xiao Yi patted the back of Shen Jia's hand, "Our brothers have something to say, you go outside and wait for me"

Seeing Xiao Yi's insistence on this, Shen Jia had no choice but to leave.He ordered the guards not to close the door of the hall, and everyone could stand outside the hall and observe the situation inside the hall at any time.If King Kui is not good for His Majesty, they will be able to see it immediately and rush into the palace to save people.

The people outside were tense and their swords were on edge, but the atmosphere inside the hall was peaceful.The emperor glanced at the enshrined places on the table, and said lightly, "Didn't you like to come here because you thought the temple was oppressive?"

The person sitting quietly on the futon finally had a reaction. He looked back at his second brother, and then at Emperor Hongwu's ranking, "I came here to ask my grandfather if it was my father's generation, ours, who are all In his calculations."

What the third brother said solved all the doubts in Xiao Yi's heart for many days.He asked: "You want to see me just to tell me this?"

"Yes." Xiao Shu nodded, "Second Brother, I didn't expect you to know about it a long time ago."

"No, I know too late." Xiao Yi looked at the portrait of his grandfather, which showed a white-haired old man wearing a dragon robe with a majestic expression, looking down on all living beings as if he was looking at a group of ants.

If he had known his grandfather's plan early, would it have changed the outcome of the two generations?

"It's a pity that grandfather is not a god, and sometimes he made mistakes." Xiao Shu turned his head and said to his brother with a smile, "Grandfather didn't count, and father is so weak that he hesitated even to make you the crown prince. It has not been counted that the descendants will have a Xiao Li who kills his father and usurps the throne."

Xiao Yi sat on the imperial chariot and listened calmly, without saying a word.

"I don't hate my eldest brother now. He is not willing to be an abandoned son. He resisted and disrupted a good game of chess. And I can't do anything but wait for the fate of being abandoned to keep your 'handsome' When Xiao Shu said this, his eyes were sharp, and he stared at his second brother, revealing a trace of unwillingness and hatred.

Xiao Yi met his younger brother's eyes without fear, and asked, "Do you think I'm willing to be a chess piece?"

Xiao Shu was taken aback for a moment, and then he heard his brother say: "Grandfather only has the Xiao family in his heart, how can he pretend to be family? We are all his pawns. As long as Daliang can expand the territory, the sacrifice of two generations will be in the future." In his eyes, it is not worth mentioning."

Each of them is a pawn of grandfather, unknowingly moving forward according to the route planned by grandfather before his death.Now Xiao Yi finally understands why his grandfather passed the throne to his uncle and gave him 20 troops.

Just because Xiao Yi was a concubine, he couldn't justifiably inherit the throne.So the grandfather deliberately let the uncle fight with the father, and put his valued grandson Xiaoyi on the throne.

As for the uncle, he had long been regarded as an abandoned son by his grandfather.Perhaps when his grandfather was passed on to his uncle, he had already expected his fate of being crippled and died.

However, the following things did not develop as my grandfather thought.The father's weakness and the eldest brother's viciousness made the chess game unpredictable.

"Unfortunately, elder brother is not an obedient pawn." Xiao Shu laughed, "Grandpa never dreamed that elder brother would find something called 'cold poison'."

"So what, he still lost the game against his grandfather." Xiao Yi raised his head and looked at the portrait of his grandfather coldly, as if he was silently competing with the person in the painting.

Now, it was his turn to play against his grandfather.Across the river of time, between the banks of life and death, the grandparent and grandson will play a chess game that has been laid out for many years and stained with the blood of countless relatives.

In this game of chess between him and his grandfather, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.