Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

Along the way, the Fifth Prince didn't say anything.

But with him by his side, neither the patrolling guards nor the guards at the gate of the palace asked Rong Zhuo any more questions.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Rong Zhuo stood at the gate of the palace and nodded slightly to him.

The fifth prince also bowed slightly to him, then turned around and left.

"Master!" At this time, a man dressed as a servant stepped forward and saluted Rong Zhuo.

Rong Zhuo raised his eyes and saw that this person was actually Xing Chong, and hurriedly followed him into the carriage parked not far away.

After getting into the carriage, Rong Zhuo opened the cloak.

The Eighth Prince who was nestled in his arms poked out a small head and looked at Rong Zhuo helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, we've already left the palace." Rong Zhuo comforted.

The Eighth Prince lay in Rong Zhuo's arms, and asked in a low voice: "Where's my mother?"

Although the Eighth Prince was young, he was very intelligent, and he probably guessed something from Cheng Concubine's actions.

The little guy may not understand what is about to happen, but he can feel some negative emotions from the expression and state of the adults, which is why he is so disturbed at this moment.

Rong Zhuo rubbed his head with one hand, "Your mother is in the palace, don't worry, she will be fine."

What Concubine Cheng said about the burial was just speculation, and it's hard to say whether the emperor can survive now.

But in Rong Zhuo's view, as long as Yu Jingdu is still alive, everything will turn around.

The carriage drove out of the capital without stopping.

Rong Zhuo originally thought that Xing Chong would take him to Jiangfu, but he didn't expect the carriage to stop at the foot of Qingyin Temple.

"Did Jiang Shaoqing order it?" Rong Zhuo asked Xing Chong.

"It's what Master Wuyun meant." Xing Chong said.

After thinking for a while, Rong Zhuo understood Master Wuyun's intentions, something happened in the palace, Jiang Mansion is not safe now.

And because Master Wuyun lives in Qingyin Temple, even if someone usurps the throne and becomes the new emperor, it is impossible not to give face to this sixth uncle.

In this way, Qingyin Temple has become the safest place.

What's more, the post house at the foot of the mountain is full of people from Yu Jingdu.

Even if something really happens in the future, once there is a change at the foot of the mountain, someone will report to the mountain immediately.At that time, in a place as big as the back mountain, Rong Zhuo will find a cave to hide in, and I'm afraid no one will be able to find him for a while.

"Boss, leave His Highness the Eighth Highness to me first." Xing Chong said.

Rong Zhuo handed the Eighth Prince to Xing Chong after hearing the words. Although the mountain road is not too steep, with his physical strength, it is still a bit difficult to climb the mountain with the Eighth Prince. It would be bad if he accidentally knocked the little guy.

Rong Zhuo followed Xing Chong up the mountain, as it was getting late, there were no pilgrims on the mountain.

After everyone entered Qingyin Temple, a monk led them to the backyard and placed Rong Zhuo and the Eighth Prince in the guest room.

Not long after, Xing Chong went to get some fast food again.

Rong Zhuo first fed the Eighth Prince something to take care of himself.

The eighth prince felt a little sleepy after eating, Rong Zhuo got some hot water to help him wash up.

The little guy didn't need to be coaxed, he got into the bed and fell asleep.

"There are quite a few of our fellows in the temple, and my master can recognize them when they see them." Xing Chong said: "Jiang Shaoqing will come to see my master later, and there are people watching from the capital. If there is any change, someone will come to report."

Rong Zhuo nodded, and now he can take a break for a while.

"When I was in the palace, Eunuch Shuangxi told me that there was an urgent report from the border, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince...that he..." Although Rong Zhuo had already sensed that there was something wrong with the urgent report, he was still a little emotional when he mentioned it, "Said His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died for the country, and His Majesty fell ill when he heard the bad news."

"The urgent report is false." Xing Chong said.

"I don't believe it either, it's just..."

"Boss, if something happens to Your Highness, someone will definitely pass the news to us before the urgent report enters the capital." Xing Chong said: "Your Highness has already planned an escape route for the Boss, once something happens to him, I will follow His Highness's plan Settle down with the owner. Since Xing did not receive the news, it means that the urgent report did not come from the border."

Rong Zhuo couldn't help but startled when he heard this, he didn't know that Yu Jingdu had planned these things for him before.

"I knew he'd be fine!" Rong Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief, and his eye circles turned red, "But did the urgent report at the border pass be faked?"

"It's not difficult to cheat, it's just that no one has the guts to do it normally, and there's no need to cheat on it." Xing Chong said: "But if the person behind it is His Majesty's idea this time, it wouldn't be surprising to do so."

Once the emperor fell ill, no one would care whether the military newspaper was true or not.

When the real news came back from the frontier, everything was a foregone conclusion.

"Aren't they afraid of making mistakes?" Rong Zhuo asked.

"Wealth and wealth are in danger, people who have always sought to usurp the throne, there are not a few people who pretend to be edicts, and it is not surprising to falsely spread the border emergency report." Xing Chong said: "After all, once such a thing is done, it will be successful. If you lose, you will die and there will be no place to bury you. Since the price is death anyway, one more crime and one less crime is not so important."

Rong Zhuo got up and walked around the room for a few steps, feeling a little restless in his heart.

Once the matter in the palace is completed, the people behind it will try to make the false news true in order to cover up the false news.

So Yu Jingdu will be very dangerous in the future.

Fortunately, Xing Chong's people went to the border to send a letter a few years ago, so Yu Jingdu must have been on guard.

"What will they do next?" Rong Zhuo said, "Force His Majesty to write an imperial edict? If His Majesty can't write it, just make a fake imperial edict, and then threaten the royal family to support the new emperor?"

"It should be like this if there is no accident." Xing Chong said: "Before the matter is completed, the gate of the palace should be sealed and everyone must not leave the palace. If it goes well, maybe tomorrow morning..."

"That is to say, at least until tomorrow morning, people outside the palace will not know what happened in the palace?" Rong Zhuo said.

"The clan members are detained in the palace, the family members may be aware of it, but others may not know."

That said, they only had one night left.

If you can't think of a way to deal with it before the court, things are likely to develop in the worst direction.

Once the other party got the edict and the approval of the clan, the imperial army would be in their hands.

At that time, if the courtiers objected in the early court, the other party only needed to kill a few people to warn them, and most of them would be silenced.

"Let me think about it." Rong Zhuo walked back and forth in the room a few times, and asked him again: "The person you sent to the border, should be here by now?"

"My people ride the fastest horses, and they will change horses every time they go to a post station. Their speed will be faster than that of Jibao." Xing Chong said: "If there is no accident, His Highness should have come back a few days ago. On the way."

"If he comes back at this time, will he be caught by someone?" Rong Zhuo didn't wait for the other party to answer and said again: "I don't care about so much now, the worst is to make a fake imperial edict at that time, just say It was His Majesty who invited him back to Beijing..."

After Rong Zhuo finished speaking, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Xing Chong and said, "Yes, a fake imperial edict! They can fake it, why can't we?"

"What is the boss talking about?" Xing Chong asked puzzled.

At this moment, a guard outside reported that Jiang Jiyan had come.

After Jiang Jiyan entered the door, he didn't have time to exchange greetings, so he immediately told everyone about the affairs of the capital.

As expected by Rong Zhuo, the Imperial Army sealed off the gate of the palace after the emperor was critically ill.

The nobles and royal family members who attended the banquet were temporarily detained in the palace.

Due to the tight defense of the Forbidden Army, no outsider has any way of knowing the situation in the palace.

If it wasn't for the anticipation and a little investigation, Jiang Jiyan would not have known about the accident in the palace.

"Tomorrow morning, we must come up with a solution, otherwise it will be difficult." Jiang Jiyan said.

"I've thought about it just now, since they can fake urgent reports, why don't we fight poison with fire?"

Jiang Jiyan and Xing Chong looked at Rong Zhuo at the same time.

Then Wen Rongzhuo continued: "Except for the people in the palace, no one knows the content of the emergency report. Let's learn from their method and pass a false emergency report, saying that the border is a great victory, and His Royal Highness has made military exploits!"

"This is a capital offense!" Jiang Jiyan said.

"You have to prove that the urgent report is false before you can be convicted?" Rong Zhuo said: "Your Majesty does not know whether his life or death is known, who will determine that the urgent report is false? If it is determined that our urgent report is false, how can we prove theirs is true? ?”

Jiang Jiyan and Xing Chong looked at each other, and they were actually moved by his persuasion.

"If His Majesty is fine afterwards, we will say that we have to act urgently. If His Majesty is unlucky... and wait for His Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne later, will we still be punished?" Rong Zhuo said: "And His Highness said that when I left Beijiang , the war will end soon. Maybe our urgent report will come true?"

With the help of the agencies of the big boss at the border, coupled with General Chang and Yu Jingdu's strategizing, it is not impossible to defeat the Kuang people in the first battle.What's more, Yu Jingdu lost an arm to Di Meng, the coach of Wei Kingdom, already last year. Their morale and strength will be greatly reduced.

"I'll let someone handle this matter, and it will never implicate my boss and Jiang Shaoqing." Xing Chong said: "Even if something really happens at that time, no one will find out who is behind it."

Rong Zhuo and Jiang Jiyan didn't object after hearing the words, because if they were involved in this matter, it would be easy to fall into the limelight, and it would be the safest arrangement not to involve anyone.

This night was originally just an ordinary Lantern Festival.

However, because of this change, many people in Beijing could not sleep peacefully.

In the emperor's bedroom, Lai Fu stayed in front of the sick bed, not daring to say a word.

And the emperor was lying on the couch, staring angrily at the top of the couch, unable to speak for a long time.

Ri Rongzhuo's reminder that day, although it offended the emperor, he still listened to those words.

So these days, the emperor has been asking the imperial physician to take good care of his body, and he is also strictly guarding the entrances, for fear of any accidents.

But he would never have imagined that what was waiting for him would be a fake emergency report.

When the news reached the palace, the emperor was changing clothes and preparing to go to the banquet, probably because he was in a good mood, so he took no precautions. He never thought that the news of the prince's death would be false, and he collapsed immediately when he was excited.

Fortunately, he had been prepared for a long time. These days, the imperial physician has been accompanying him, and the imperial physician rescued him in time, so he saved his life.

Unfortunately, although his life was saved, he was so stimulated that his body could hardly move, he could not even speak, and his whole body was almost paralyzed.

The emperor was seriously ill, so Xue Cheng ordered people to call the princes and several clan relatives who had entered the palace to the emperor's sick bed.

It was at this time that the sixth prince showed his feet:

Originally, he should not have known the content of the emergency report, but at this moment he made a slip of the tongue and mentioned the death of the prince, and suggested that a prince should be elected to take the place of the crown prince temporarily, so as to avoid turmoil in the country.

At this time the emperor was paralyzed in bed, Lai Fu and Xue Cheng were the first to realize the problem, but they looked at each other, but no one revealed the matter for a while.In the final analysis, they all knew in their hearts that the current situation did not require them to stand out, and the princes could break their heads first.

And no matter how the two of them got the emperor's favor, they were just inferior servants in the final analysis. How could it be their turn to decide the affairs of the master's house?Even if the emperor can no longer be in charge, according to the rules, they must obey the orders of the princes.

Sure enough, as soon as the sixth prince finished speaking, the young seventh prince lost his temper and asked the sixth prince in tears, "Sixth brother, what did you say? How did third brother die for the country?"

The sixth prince has always been a stupid one, and only after the seventh prince asked such a question did he realize that he had given himself away.

At this time, if someone is a little smarter, he can excuse it by saying that he heard the servant mention it on the way here. Even if he really checks, if he can't find anyone, just say that he didn't remember the other person's appearance in a hurry.

But the sixth prince didn't have that adaptability at all, and when he was exposed suddenly, his complexion changed drastically.The second prince on the side saw the clues. Under his sharp questioning, the sixth prince could no longer bear the pressure, and started talking nonsense on the spot, claiming that since the prince had died for his country and the emperor was seriously ill, he should elect a new prince. Preside over the overall situation.

And since he is the son of the empress and the only son of the emperor, he should take on this important task.

Unfortunately, because he showed his feet too early, it was impossible for the other princes present to give him a chance to continue talking nonsense.The second prince took him to know about the urgent report in advance, and once he accused him, a charge of intending to force the palace to usurp the throne was confirmed for him.

Xue Cheng was a man of discernment, and he ordered the sixth prince to be captured only after the second prince gave an order.

The emperor who was paralyzed on the bed glared at the sixth prince, his eyes were full of disappointment and questioning.The Sixth Prince's psychological quality was already poor, and he had already broken his defense the moment he was punctured. At this moment, he had almost no strength to hold himself up, and he complained to the emperor:

"Obviously the fourth brother is your best son. He is your son. Why would you choose the concubine Yu Jingdu?" The sixth prince cried with snot and tears. Will die! You killed the queen mother!"

The second prince on the side reminded in a cold voice: "Sixth brother, the empress died because you made a slip of the tongue and said that the former prince was deposed."

"If the emperor hadn't insisted on abolishing the fourth brother, how could I have leaked my words? How could the empress have died?" The sixth prince cried.

He has a simple mind, coupled with being spoiled by the queen since he was a child, he has no discernment in many things.

When the former prince had not been deposed, he was just a happy young man who knew nothing.

But ever since Yu Jingdu came to the capital, first he offended the emperor and was punished to farm in the suburbs of Beijing for several months, and then the former prince had accidents one after another.Not long after, the crown prince was deposed and the empress passed away. This series of blows had already left him devastated.

In fact, the former prince had reminded him more than once to be a man with his tail between his legs and not to mess with Jing Du.

Because the former prince knew that his younger brother was useless, so it would be good to save his life.

But the sixth prince refused to accept it, so he wanted to give it a try.

"General Xue, please send someone to arrest the sixth brother first, don't disturb the emperor's purity here." The second prince said.

As soon as Xue Cheng raised his hand upon hearing the words, the guards immediately dragged the sixth prince away.

The sixth prince was taken away, but the question he raised was still there.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill, the emergency report also said that the crown prince has already died for the country, and the top priority is that the court really needs a backbone.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but no one present mentioned the authenticity of the urgent report.The fifth prince glanced at Xue Cheng, as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced at the people present, and finally swallowed his words back.

In the current situation, whether the urgent report is true or not is not the most important thing.

Because Yu Jingdu was not in Beijing and his heart was unstable, no one knew what would happen next.

For those who don't want to disturb the muddy water right now, the wisest choice is to protect themselves as much as possible.

Everyone had their own concerns, and no one even cared where the eighth prince had gone.

"Prince Rui, you have always been highly respected among the clan, and you are also a person trusted by His Majesty. Please give me a regulation for today's affairs." Xue Cheng saluted Prince Rui.

The Prince Rui he was talking about was the emperor's elder brother, and he was also the old prince who held a flower viewing banquet at home not long ago.This person has never had any ambitions, his only hobby is tending flowers and plants, so the emperor has been quite close to him these years.

It's a pity that Xue Cheng forgot that the reason why this Prince Rui was able to be close to the emperor was because of his lack of sharpness.As long as he is a little sharp, it is impossible for him to stay in the capital for so many years so comfortably.

"This..." Prince Rui glanced at the situation in the hall, and couldn't help but raised his head to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Once the sixth prince left, only the eldest prince, the second prince, the fifth prince and the seventh prince remained in the palace.

The Seventh Prince was young, and was terrified right now, kneeling on the ground and crying.

The second prince who just presided over the overall situation, although he is somewhat responsible, it is a pity that he has been disabled since he was a child, and he is not good at walking. He has to rely on a wooden wheelchair when he goes out all day, and it is difficult for him to even stand up.

The only ones left are the eldest prince and the fifth prince.

Because Prince Rui is not involved in political affairs, he doesn't know much about these two princes.

What's more, in today's situation, he doesn't know whether there are other experts behind the scenes.In case he made a statement rashly, but he didn't know who was behind the scene, then he might cause big trouble by opening his mouth.

In other words, what if some of them have colluded with Xue Cheng?

Prince Rui, who grew up in the palace since he was a child, has not learned other skills, but the ability to protect himself wisely is not small.He hesitated for a long while, except that he wanted the imperial physicians to heal His Majesty's dragon body, but he didn't say a single insightful word.

In the end, it was the eldest prince who spoke.

"Commander Xue, I trouble you to order someone to temporarily seal the gate of the palace, and don't publicize the matter of the father's serious illness and the death of His Royal Highness the crown prince, so as not to cause turmoil." The eldest prince said to Xue Cheng.

Xue Cheng hurriedly responded when he heard the words.

"Uncle, please take your second brother to appease the clansmen and nobles who came to the palace banquet." The eldest prince said: "I will guard here with the fifth and seventh brothers."

When Prince Rui heard the words, it was as if he had received an amnesty, and he left the palace with the second prince.

The fifth prince who was left behind looked at his nose, his nose, his nose, and his heart, and did not express any opinion on his arrangement.

The sixth prince is the eldest son, and the first prince is the eldest son. In this matter, they have a reason to dispute.

But the fifth prince was different. He knew his own weight very well, so he didn't intend to wade into this muddy water from the very beginning.

The emperor on the couch closed his eyes tiredly, feeling cold in his heart.

He thought that everything would get better after that idiot, the sixth child, showed his flaws.

But now he realized that he had underestimated his son all along.

He, the eldest son, seemed to have done nothing wrong, but he never mentioned the authenticity of the urgent report, and insisted on the death of the prince.

If things turn around in the future, he can use a momentary negligence to prevaricate it.

Otherwise, the eldest prince can justifiably walk on the path paved for him by the sixth prince.

It wasn't until this moment that the emperor realized how conceited he had been.

He has lived in self-righteousness all his life, but no one has ever seen it clearly.

Brother, you only care about being wise and protecting yourself.

Sons are ambitious.

Now he doesn't know who else he can count on...

The whole palace stayed up all night.

In the early morning of the next day, the First Prince was dressed in court clothes and was led into the hall by Lai Fu.

The moment he stepped into the hall, his heart beat extremely fast.

Looking at the seat in the center of the hall, he felt the desire for all this for the first time.

It's not that he didn't think about it before, but he always suppressed that thought as soon as it appeared.

Without the birth of a legitimate son, without the blessing of his mother's family, and without the emperor's preference, he knew clearly in his heart that he had no capital to compete with others.

But last night, kneeling in front of the emperor's sick bed, the longing in his heart that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly surged uncontrollably.He couldn't help thinking, why that idiot Lao Liu can fight, but he can't?

There was a voice in his heart that seemed to tell him that this was the opportunity God gave him.

If he doesn't catch it, he will have to cringe and crouch until he dies in this life.

So he took the initiative to speak when Lord Rui hesitated.

Anyway, there was nothing wrong with what he said. Even if the emperor recovered from his illness, he couldn't find fault with him.

As for Yu Jingdu...

The First Prince had never been so eager to hope that the urgent report was true.

He even thought about how to make it real.

Sometimes people's desire for power is like weeds in spring. Once they sprout, they will grow uncontrollably until they become beyond recognition.

The eldest prince walked to the front of that seat with a throbbing heart, trying hard to hide the longing in his eyes.

But after he entered the hall, he felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the hall.

For some reason, the civil and military officials who followed the rules in the past seem to be particularly enthusiastic today. They gather together in twos and threes to whisper, and many people have happy faces, as if they are sharing some happy things.

Because the emperor did not come, they only nodded slightly after seeing the eldest prince, and did not stop talking.

This made the eldest prince a little displeased. Obviously, the courtiers treated him like this in the past, but today he feels that he has been ignored and offended.

But before he opened his mouth to look for a sense of presence, an urgent report came from outside.

His heart sank suddenly, and his expression was almost uncontrollable.

He hardly heard what the emergency report said later, and when he came back to his senses, there were cheers one after another in the hall:

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness..."

It wasn't until later that the eldest prince knew why the courtiers were so happy early in the morning.

Because it was not yet dawn, the streets and alleys of the capital were full of gongs and drums to celebrate the victory of the border.

People don't care whether the source of the news is reliable or not. Since everyone is saying that His Royal Highness won the battle, it must be true.The courtiers naturally heard the news on their way to the court, and they had no time to identify the source of the news, they only thought it was spread by the messengers from the frontier pass through the city early in the morning, so they didn't suspect it.

Now that the urgent report has been sent directly to the court, it is even more certain.

For a while, the civil and military officials of the whole court were immersed in the joy of His Royal Highness's victory in the battle, but the eldest prince's face was ashen.

No one knew what kind of ups and downs he experienced in this short day and night.

No one cares about him...