Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

"Escort! Escort!" The fifth prince shouted loudly, and said to the saint, "Father, are you okay?"

Emperor Taihe shook his head, and looked at the fifth prince calmly, who was suddenly a little terrified by this gaze.Seeing that the civil servants and military generals around Emperor Taihe were very calm, even the civil servants like Lin Ruhai didn't seem to be frightened. As for the maids and eunuchs who served, they had long developed the ability to dare not show panic when the sky fell. Can't wait by Emperor Taihe's side.Seeing such an abnormally calm crowd, the Fifth Prince felt guilty for a while.

Emperor Taihe looked at the fifth prince for about a while, staring at him until he felt a little nervous, and then said: "What's the matter over there, call them all over."

The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, and said nonchalantly, "Royal father, don't you want to investigate the assassin first?" The little eunuch next to Emperor Taihe got Dai Quan's wink, and he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately went to spread the word, the grandson of the third emperor and the eighth emperor Sun is not close to the highland where Emperor Taihe is located, but because of the high terrain where Emperor Taihe is located, everyone's behavior can be seen at a glance.

It took about a quarter of an hour before the third emperor's grandson, the eighth emperor's grandson and all the guards behind him came to Emperor Taihe. After paying his respects, Emperor Taihe raised his head and asked carefully about what had happened.

Sun Yongrui, the eighth emperor, looked up at his father and the fifth prince, saw the arrow feathers on the ground and the fifth prince who was intact, frowned slightly, and replied calmly: "If you go back to the emperor's grandfather, I shot and killed a man in the forest ahead." Afterwards the white fox walked out of the grass, the emperor saw an arrow in the eye of the white fox, and the third brother said that he shot the fox first. So the emperor thought, maybe it was the third brother who shot the fox first. The emperor's grandson didn't want to compete with the third elder brother. Later, Eunuch Wu came to call the emperor's grandson, and the emperor and the third elder brother came over."

Standing behind Emperor Taihe, Lin Ruhai glanced at the two emperors and grandchildren: both of them have handsome eyebrows and sculpted eyes, and their faces are like crown jade, both of which are rare good looks.The third emperor's grandson is now 16 years old, young and handsome, but with an untimely sternness on his face.The Eighth Emperor's grandson is 14 years old this year, and he is also a handsome boy. Now he talks freely, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

Emperor Taihe heard the eighth grandson finished speaking, raised his head and said to the third grandson: "Yongjun, is what Yongrui said true?"

After bowing his hands and saluting, the three grandsons said: "Grandfather, my grandson thinks it doesn't matter who shoots the white fox first, but the safety of my grandfather is more important. When my grandson saw an arrow feather at the foot of my grandfather, I don't know what happened." ?”

Yongrui was startled when he heard this, and secretly thought that it was not good: he had listened to his father's words, and purposely fought with Yongjun to attract the attention of the Long Guard, and his father was afraid that he had other plans.Now that the imperial grandfather was asking, he didn't want the imperial grandfather to feel that he was competitive, so he preemptively said that the third prince shot the white fox first, showing that he was extremely modest.In addition, there are many guards around him, and the guards are all facing him, this reputation of humility is inevitable.I don't want the third prince to ignore him and go directly to Emperor Taihe to comfort him. He only takes humility, but let the third prince take filial piety. Compared with him, he is inferior.

After hearing this, Emperor Taihe ordered people to pick up the arrow feathers on the ground, and the arrows were marked with the crown prince's mark.Emperor Taihe looked at it, his face darkened, and he said, "What courage!"

When the fifth prince saw him, his face was expressionless, and he immediately knelt down and said: "Father, please calm down!" Lin Ruhai, Liu Fu and other courtiers, eunuchs and court ladies also knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Emperor Taihe waved his hand and asked, "Where is the prince now? Haven't brought it to me yet!"

Seeing the question, the fifth prince bowed his head and said, "I haven't seen my brother." Then he turned to Liu Fu and said, "No one is looking for it yet!" Liu Fu bowed and answered yes.

Emperor Taihe raised his head and stared at the fifth prince intently, making the fifth prince a little hairy.Emperor Taihe turned to Liu Fu and said, "Take it!" The fifth prince didn't show it on his face, but there was a trace of complacency in his heart.

Yongrui was not as calm as his father, he glanced at the bottom of Yongjun's robe thoughtfully, a smugness flickered in the corner of his eyes, and he regained his composure in an instant, as if the smugness had never appeared on his face.In order not to be noticed, Yongrui's movements were very small, and he half-lowered his head and did not raise it, so he only caught a glimpse of Yongjun's robe feet, but his expression finally fell into the eyes of Emperor Taihe, Lin Ruhai and others.

Liu Fu's face remained unchanged, and his sword was like the wind. Before the fifth prince could be proud, Liu Fu's sword rested on the fifth prince's shoulder.Because the fifth prince was a prince after all, Liu Fu's sword was not out of its sheath.The fifth prince's face darkened, and he said, "General Liu, what are you doing?! The emperor shot his father with an arrow and tried to plot rebellion, but you can't do it either!" Taihe Emperor saw that Liu Fu suddenly attacked the fifth prince, and it was also the same thing. Dazed, he took another look at Lin Ruhai, who was calm and calm, and Emperor Taihe knew that Liu Fu's behavior was not beyond Lin Ruhai's expectation.Also thinking of what Liu Fu told him this morning, he acquiesced in Liu Fu's behavior.

This change came extremely suddenly, and the guards around the Eighth Emperor's grandson had a fright flashing across their faces, and the Eighth Emperor's grandson's face turned blue, and a trace of cold sweat broke out.But Yongrui is not a fool, he didn't do anything out of line, he just looked worriedly at the sword on the fifth prince's shoulder.Yongrui gradually clenched his hands, if one day Liu Fu fell into his hands, he would definitely make the Liu family pay the price!

A trace of desolation flashed across Taihe Emperor's face, he turned to Lin Ruhai and said, "Lin Qing's family, you can ask."

Lin Ruhai bowed and said yes, then turned to the fifth prince and said, "Dare to ask the fifth prince, why is the fifth prince sure that the prince disobeyed the emperor?"

When the fifth prince asked, his face turned serious and he said: "This arrow cluster is marked by the emperor's brother, it can't be fake!"

Lin Ruhai said without changing his face: "Sometimes, the evidence is too obvious, but it makes people feel that it is too ingenious, making people suspicious of planting the blame. Although the mark of His Royal Highness is on this arrow cluster, it is not enough to prove that a rebellious person It is the prince. If you want to prove that the arrow was shot by the prince, you need to find His Royal Highness and the person who shot the arrow, and you can confirm it after confronting him." Then he said to the third and eighth emperors and others standing at the foot of the hillside: " I wonder where His Royal Highness is?"

The guard behind the third emperor's grandson came out slowly, poured a pot of wine on his face, and the third emperor's grandson handed over a brocade handkerchief with both hands, the guard was not polite, took it with one hand and wiped off the oil on his face, showing the appearance of a prince Come on!The fifth prince trembled in shock when he saw it, and could hardly stand still.Liu Fu held the scabbard with one hand to help the fifth prince stand still, and then put the scabbard still on the shoulder of the fifth prince.

Seeing his father being subdued, the Eight Emperor Sun Yongrui exclaimed, "Father!"

However, the prince took a step forward, knelt on the ground and said, "Father, my son and Yongjun have been hunting together, and the Eighth Emperor's nephew has testified for my son. As for who wants to frame my son, I dare not make rash judgments. All requests from the father The emperor is the master of his subjects!"

Emperor Taihe was taken aback when he saw that the bodyguard next to Yongjun was the prince, obviously this was beyond his expectation.The Fifth Prince only felt his eyes turn black, but Lin Ruhai and Liu Fu were not surprised.After half a day, Emperor Taihe said to Lin Ruhai: "Lin Qing's family, what's going on with all this?"

Lin Ruhai took a step forward, knelt down and said, "I beg your majesty to forgive me for the crime of self-assertion." Taihe Emperor said that he should be excused, but also said that if you speak carefully, if you are justified, I will not punish you for your crime.

Lin Ruhai stood up and said: "The arrows flew straight at the emperor, and the fifth prince was the first to take action. Only the fifth prince's actions were very strange. Since he found that someone was not good for the emperor, he wanted to protect the emperor." For the emperor, you should turn your back on the emperor and protect the emperor. If the fifth prince is going straight to the emperor, if there is really an assassin, the fifth prince's behavior will not only fail to protect the emperor, but will make it difficult for the emperor to move. Wouldn't it be more harmful to the emperor? Disadvantage? I still have an offensive sentence, please forgive my sin before I dare to say it." Lin Ruhai saluted Emperor Taihe again. Said to Emperor Taihe.

Emperor Taihe nodded and said, "Speak up, I forgive you for your innocence."

Lin Ruhai stood up again, and continued: "Your Majesty, if someone is really assassinating, it should be the arrow feathers. Since you have offended Tianyan, you must not stop doing it, and you will definitely kill the emperor." Even if everyone here, whether it is the fifth prince, the humble minister, General Liu, or the palace people, it doesn’t matter if they all die under the arrows. Suddenly stop. The emperor thinks about it, this treasonist has already shot a cold arrow, and has committed a capital crime. However, he has not succeeded, so what good is there other than exposing himself? Therefore, the humble minister deduces that the treasoner is here Among those of us, because we are afraid of hurting the real Lord, we dare not simply shoot all arrows!"

The fifth prince's original plan was that he stretch out his left hand and stroke his right eyebrow. This is a very common movement, but it is a signal to ambush the archer secretly.After the signal was sent out, the fifth prince made a countdown to three times in his heart, and then he threw himself on Emperor Taihe and made a move to protect Emperor Taihe.The fifth prince's archer's arrow skills are as good as gods, and the arrow feathers just came towards the fifth prince's arm. The fifth prince was injured because of his escort, and earned a reputation of filial piety, which made him stronger than the prince.Even if the archer's arrow technique is abnormal, the fifth prince has secretly put on armor to protect his vitals, so the fifth prince will not be seriously injured.In fact, if Liu Fu hadn't pushed aside the arrow feathers, the arrow would have indeed hit the Fifth Prince's left arm.The fifth prince originally thought that whether the plan was successful or not, it would have no effect on him, but at this moment, Lin Ruhai analyzed many loopholes.

After listening to Lin Ruhai, Emperor Taihe nodded and said, "Why does Lin Qing's family think that this person is the son of the Fifth Emperor?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Everyone here takes General Liu's martial arts as the highest. Normally, General Liu should be the first to spot the sniper. It is not unusual for the fifth prince to discover that someone shot the sniper before General Liu. In addition, the fifth prince The rescue action is also unreasonable. The fifth prince's action just now does not seem to be to save the emperor, so that the emperor has the opportunity to retreat first, it is more like deliberately selling a loophole to the assassin, so that the fifth prince has the opportunity to rescue the emperor and bleed in front of the emperor At that time, Weichen felt that the fifth prince's reaction was really strange, but he was not sure that the assassin had something to do with the fifth prince.

Later, the assassin only fired a cold arrow, and the timing of this cold arrow was when the third grandson and the eighth grandson were fighting to distract everyone.Therefore, Weichen thought to himself: Assassins are people who are closely related to the interests of the three emperors and eight emperors. Originally, whoever finds faults and entangles the other party and distracts the attention of the dragon guard will be suspected.And because the assassin was afraid of hurting the people around the Holy One, the two sides confirmed that it was the Eighth Prince's grandson who distracted the Dragon Guard's attention, and the one who threw the rat's weapon was afraid of hurting the Fifth Prince.Based on this calculation, the fifth prince is the most suspected one.It's just that there is a coincidence in everything, and I don't want to draw conclusions on this, but at this moment, the fifth prince can't wait to use a single arrow feather to determine that the assassin is His Royal Highness, and on the contrary, he has increased his suspicion even more.Therefore, the official asserted that the fifth prince was the most suspected. "

Hearing this, the fifth prince said anxiously: "Lin Ruhai, what nonsense are you talking about? This king has always been the most filial, why did you assassinate your father?" Then he cried and begged Emperor Taihe, "Father, you have to be the master of your sons and ministers!" , the son-in-law has been waiting by the father's side and has not left, why is there any suspicion? Besides, the father ordered Liu Fu to arrest the emperor's brother, why did Liu Fu attack the son-in-law without asking indiscriminately? Why did the emperor pretend to be a guard and use This removes the suspicion? Father, the imperial brother pretending to be a guard was premeditated, which is enough to explain the suspicion of the imperial brother!"

After hearing this, Emperor Taihe also nodded and said to the prince, "Imperial son, what do you have to say?"

Originally, the Eighth Emperor's grandson felt like falling into an ice cellar when he saw his father being captured, but now he heard his father's words of calmness in the face of danger, and gave birth to a glimmer of hope.

However, the prince saluted Emperor Taihe and said: "If you go back to the emperor, if you have two hearts, you will definitely not use the arrow feathers marked with your own mark. If you really have the heart of rebellion, why should you throw yourself into the trap?"

Emperor Taihe glanced at the fifth prince again, and said with some sadness: "Are you really unwilling to repent?"

The fifth prince gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I know that the father is partial to the emperor, but why do you want to kill the son? The son has been heartfelt to the father and respect the emperor all these years. Unexpectedly, he still can't let the emperor rest assured. He must get rid of him." Hurry up after that! Brother Huang, you have been the prince for more than 20 years, what is there not to be satisfied with? Is cooking beans and burning Osmunda really what Brother Huang wants?"

Emperor Taihe's expression was gloomy, and he arrived half a day later: "You think it's why General Liu suddenly took you down, but I didn't reprimand him?"

The Fifth Prince's expression froze when he heard this, and he turned to look at Liu Fu who had been pressing the scabbard on his shoulder.

Emperor Taihe waved his hands and said, "Let's do it."

The Fifth Prince felt a flash of silver light dazzled his eyes.He saw Liu Fu's long sword unsheathed with his own eyes and stabbed at him. He wanted to hide, but he didn't dare to hide. It really made people feel guilty.Moreover, Liu Fu moved too fast, and he couldn't dodge it.The fifth prince closed his eyes, he never imagined that his father would be so ruthless, that he would not leave any room for him to make a formation on the spot?

After two clicks, the Fifth Prince didn't feel any pain when he heard everyone's exclamation.After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.At this moment, Liu Fu's long sword had been sheathed, and the fifth prince was not injured in the slightest.When the fifth prince looked down at him, the prince's brocade robe had been cut to pieces, revealing the silver soft armor inside.

Emperor Taihe said a little tiredly: "After you came to greet you this morning, General Liu told me secretly that you were a little fatter than usual. I asked General Liu what happened. It's because there is a soft armor hidden inside. I saw that you look very good, so I know that you are not just adding clothes." The fifth prince was stunned when he heard this, and turned to look at Liu Fu standing behind him. He never expected this The leader of the Dragonguard has such astonishing eyesight.

It would be too coincidental for the emperor to put on the body armor in advance on the day of the assassination.

After all, the Eighth Emperor's grandson was a 14-year-old boy. Seeing his father's betrayal, he couldn't hold back his breath. He knelt on the ground and said, "Grandfather, my father is the most filial to the emperor's grandfather. There must be a misunderstanding. This soft armor is just a grandson. The concubine was worried that my father would be injured from hunting, so she just asked him to wear self-defense."

Emperor Taihe glanced at the Eighth Emperor's grandson, and his eyes were full of love, disappointment, and a hint of distress.Emperor Taihe's voice was full of exhaustion, a bit less of a king, and a bit more of a kindly voice: "Yongrui, you are usually the smartest, but today is like this, I am very sad! Wu Yuan is not what I am used to. Wu Yuan came here temporarily because a young eunuch fell ill in front of Iron Net Mountain. Even I may not be able to blurt out his name, just now you came up to answer, and blurted out that it was Eunuch Wu. It can be seen that the five of you The Prince's Mansion knows all about the servant next to me!"

The fifth prince heard that Emperor Taihe was also angry with his eldest son, and he didn't realize that he was crying in his heart, but it was too late to regret.