The Lady of the Red Chamber

The second prince had a careful plan. He originally planned to take advantage of the fact that the army in the capital was empty during the autumn season, and the troops were divided into two groups.

All the way straight to the capital, knocking on the palace gates, and snatching the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.Along the way, he followed him to raise troops in the palace, forcing Emperor Delin to write down the imperial decree.

Concubine Zhen was in the palace to support the plan, and there were countless civil servants and military generals in the palace, and the second prince sent countless soldiers to plan to kidnap the family members of the officials, forcing the royalists and the six princes to sit idly by and ignore them.

It stands to reason that such plans would be foolproof, but there was a gap in the game.

The sixth prince mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind.

First, he told Concubine Hui to always pay attention to the movements of Zhaoyang Palace.He also ordered Zhen Guohou to return to Beijing first, and lead his soldiers to meet the second prince's rebels in the imperial city, fighting desperately.Then let the eleventh prince and his confidantes tell all the ladies and ladies not to go out with others casually.After ensuring everyone's safety, they set up an ambush outside the palace early, and waited for the second prince to enter the circle by himself and catch a turtle in an urn.

The two sides fought in the middle of the night, and finally, the second prince's troops were beheaded to pieces by the soldiers who came to rescue him.There are only some confidantes around the master, swearing to guard the safety of the second prince.

Emperor Ming Xi stood at the top, leaning over to look at his son.

Because of the second prince's betrayal, Emperor Ming Xi seemed to have aged ten years overnight.Seeing his most beloved son in the past now look like this, he was heartbroken: "Second, why did you do this? Did Emperor Father treat you badly? If you want this position, you can tell Emperor Father, Father The emperor can give it to you."

The sixth prince stood in front of Emperor Mingxi, holding his sword and holding a protective posture.Hearing what Emperor Ming Xi said at this time, the hand holding the sword tightened, and an imperceptible emotion flashed in his eyes.

Concubine Yi, who was supporting him beside Emperor Ming Xi, had a bright mockery on her face.Fortunately, no one can see that this is a mess.

The second prince supported the ground with his sword, not letting himself fall down in embarrassment.He tried his best to raise his head, opened his blood-stained eyes, looked up at the father he had admired the most, and sneered.

Slowly, the laughter grew louder and louder.

All armies are silent, all horses are silent.Only the second prince's laughter remained, spreading farther and farther in the empty square.

Emperor Ming Xi was terrified by this smile. Looking at the second prince who had no repentance, he shook his sleeves and scolded angrily: "What are you doing? You have been disloyal, unrighteous, filial and fraternal, and now you still refuse to plead guilty. Second child, you It really disappointed me.”

The second prince finally had enough of laughing. He raised his head to look at Emperor Ming Xi, his eyes, which were obviously ashamed, were as bright as stars at this moment, suddenly bursting out with a burst of resentment.

Seeing Emperor Mingxi's stern words that seemed sad, the second prince took two steps forward and glanced disrespectfully at Emperor Mingxi's face, as if trying to find out something, but in the end it seemed to be in vain: "Father, are you really He is a good father of the son. You always say that the son is your most beloved son, and that you will let the son inherit the throne in the future. But what about you? For your own power and ambition, you gave the son a illusory I promised you, but I have been reluctant to make my son the crown prince. You are even afraid that the Zhen family behind this son will dominate, and you even brought up the sixth younger brother to fight against your son? Is this what you say you love the most?"

Emperor Ming Xi's face turned red with anger at the second prince's rebellious words.Seeing Concubine Yi, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Emperor Ming Xi, and patted his back to comfort him.

"If you don't want to let go of the power in your hands and say it is, why give such a false impression to my son?" The second prince's voice suddenly rose, and every word was deafening, and it was clearly heard in everyone's ears: "My son I have always respected you so much, loved you, and worshiped you as a god. But why are you not even willing to fulfill my son's little wish?"

"Xue Ji is the love of my life, and I want to stay with her forever. My concubine dislikes Xue Ji's low background and thinks she is not worthy of being a prince's side concubine. I'm going to beg you, please forgive me, please You hold your hands high. My son is willing to give up his status as a prince, as long as he lives in seclusion with Xue Ji in the mountains. But what about you—”

Seeing that the second prince was about to reveal the royal secrets, Emperor Ming Xi's face turned green and then turned pale, and he shook his sleeves angrily: "That's enough, you rebellious son, shut up."

But the second prince did not stop, but laughed maniacally: "You said that Xue Ji seduced the prince and caused the son and minister to be disrespectful, which is a great crime for punishing the nine clans. She cannot be allowed to live in this world and pollute the blood of the royal family. You said that the son was born as a member of the royal family, and such actions will damage the reputation of the royal family and tarnish the spirits of the ancestors."

"From the beginning to the end, all you care about is the reputation of the royal family, and whether the history books will leave such a strong mark on your merit list. You have never cared about it, my son's thoughts, you have cared, my son It is a person with its own emotions and desires, not a pawn in your hands that can be picked up, discarded, and manipulated by you at any time."

The second prince was already in tears at this time, with his red eyes open, he looked at Emperor Ming Xi with hatred: "If it's just that, it's fine. If you want to blame, you can only blame Erchen for being reincarnated into the royal family. As a prince, To be supported by the world is to make sacrifices and concessions for the world. This is the duty of a prince, and all the ministers understand it."

Hearing the second prince's voice raised suddenly, Emperor Ming Xi seemed to have thought of something. Seeing that the second prince looked crazy, panic flashed across his face, and he was about to ask someone to take the second prince down.

It's a pity that before this, the second prince had already vented the grievances that had accumulated in his heart for many years, as if he had found a breakthrough, and wished to make public all the humiliation that had been buried in his heart for many years.

The second prince looked at Emperor Ming Xi with a half-crying, half-smiling smile: "But all you did was not for the sake of my son. It was only later that my son found out that your reason for so many high-sounding names was just that I was afraid that my son would retreat into the mountains and forests." After that, no one can fight against the Sixth Brother. You are afraid that the Sixth Brother will dominate the court and your position will be shaken. You are afraid that Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi will join forces to gain power in the harem. The Chen family took the opportunity to jointly suppress the Zhen family. You are afraid that no one in the court will be able to stop the sixth emperor from now on. So you killed Xue Ji, forcing the sons and ministers to stay in the court, and forcing the mother and concubine to do her best. My son plans."

At the end, the second prince became more and more excited, and raised his hand to point at Emperor Ming Xi in an extremely rebellious manner: "In the final analysis, whether it is a son or minister, or the sixth emperor's younger brother, the eleventh emperor's younger brother, or the mother concubine, concubine Hui, Concubine Yi, as well as the younger brother who died young, are just pawns in your hands for power and status."

"You didn't expect that one day the chess piece would turn against its master, right? If not, why am I so obsessed with power? I just want to get rid of your control, and I don't want to be a waste without emotion and thought."

When Concubine Yi heard the second prince mentioning the third prince who died young, her eyes became colder and colder. She exhausted her utmost restraint to not let herself lose her composure, and did not let her sharp nails poke into Emperor Mingxi's arm.

The sixth prince was astonished when he heard the second prince reveal the secrets that had been buried in his heart for many years.

He always thought that Xue Ji's death was the work of Concubine Zhen Guihe, but he really didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns.

At this moment, Emperor Ming Xi's breath was out of breath, and he pointed at the second prince with a trembling finger, angrily: "Come here, come here, quickly suppress this rebellious son."

"Stop this prince." The second prince roared, looked at the sixth prince, and suddenly smiled: "Sixth prince, can I have a few words with you?"

Concubine Yi frowned, and stopped her: "Lao Liu, don't go there, beware of fraud."

The sixth prince shook his head: "Concubine Yimu, don't worry, the minister has his own measure."

As he said that, he walked down the steps step by step and walked in the direction of the second prince.

"Old sixth." The second prince looked at the brother in front of him who had been competing with him for a lifetime, and suddenly smiled, and put his hand on the shoulder of the sixth prince: "Second brother has committed a felony now, and second brother also knows that cutting weeds and eradicating roots is the right thing to do." It’s the usual method of our royal family. It’s just that my second brother begs you, how about giving Keqing a decent funeral?”

Thinking that the sixth prince may not know who Qin Keqing is, the second prince slowly said: "The granddaughter-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong's wife, Qin Keqing, is the daughter of Xue Ji and me. I wanted to hide her identity, but I also wanted to It's clear. How can you hide this kind of thing? Even if I don't tell you, you will know sooner or later."

The second prince straightened up and looked at the sixth prince. The tall and noble man had tears in his eyes at this moment: "When Xue Ji was alive, I failed to fulfill my promise to her. Now she only has a daughter like Keqing." , I also failed to let her enjoy the honor that a princess princess should have. My second brother just asks you one thing, at least let Keqing behave decently, and don't let her die as a lonely ghost after death. .”

The sixth prince was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Second brother, I promise you, I will not kill your children, but I will imprison them. As long as they no longer think about revenge and restoration for you, at least I will let them live without worry , leave you a stick of incense."

The second prince looked at the sixth prince, made sure that he was not lying, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Second brother knows, you are a good person. You value love and righteousness, not like father, who is cold-hearted and indifferent."

Bending slightly, the second prince said deeply, "Thank you, sixth son."

At this moment, a sharp knife suddenly appeared in the second prince's hand.

Seeing this, Concubine Yi exclaimed in shock: "Lao Liu, be careful."

The sixth prince was barely able to react, and saw the second prince turned his right hand and drew a deep cut on his neck with the knife.

The sixth prince opened his eyes wide: "Second brother."

Crouching down, the sixth prince caught the second prince's slowly falling body, in disbelief: "Second prince, second brother."

The second prince looked at the sixth prince, and suddenly smiled, feeling relieved.He raised his hand, patted the sixth prince's face, vomited blood, and said in an imperceptible voice: "Lao Liu, listen to my brother's advice and treat eleventh brother well. He treats you sincerely. Don't suspect him , beware of him, and finally became a real loner."

The second prince's hand gradually lowered, and his voice became lower and lower: "Who said that our royal family has no true feelings? Sixth, I have been fighting with you all my life, and I am also tired. For that chair, I fought over and over again." What's the point? In the end, it's just a quarrel between father and son, and brothers fighting against each other."

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

The second prince looked at the sixth prince, coughed a few times with difficulty, and made a dull sound in his chest: "Lao Liu, I have always envied you and the eleventh brother, such pure feelings, don't become like us because of the throne, because of the power. Same. Don't be like my father, fighting for a lifetime, the last person is cold, and all relatives and lovers leave him. Become an emotionless puppet on the cold throne."

As he spoke, the second prince's eyes gradually lost sight, he looked at the front blankly, stretched out his hand, seemed to be touching something, and murmured: "Xue Ji, I'm here to find you."

In the autumn of the twenty-eighth year of Mingxi reign in Daqing, the emperor's second son, Situ Yu, raised troops in the autumn palace, and the sixth son Ying suppressed them.The second prince slayed himself in public, chased after the prince, and gave him the posthumous posthumous title of Yizhong.The emperor was overwhelmed with grief, qi deficiency and blood stasis, and ignored court affairs.Then it was said that it was located in the sixth prince, and the year name was changed to 'Detai', and the history was called 'Detai Emperor'.