Multiple crimes

The next day, Er Zhurong woke up on the dragon bed, and there was no pain in his body.Yuan Ziyou opened the door and entered the room when he heard the movement, and saw him turning out of the quilt with his teeth bared and his hands covering his shoulders.

"You are awake!"

"Did I spend the night here yesterday?"

"Isn't it? Last night you were drunk and had a lot of trouble."

"Trouble? Why am I making trouble?" Er Zhurong asked inexplicably.

"What else can you do?" Yuan Ziyou went to the bed and sat down next to him, "You were so enthusiastic last night, you could hear everyone here and there, and you even..."

"What nonsense!" Er Zhurong interrupted him angrily.

Yuan Ziyou couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood, but the pain in his body told him that he was really confused last night. After weighing it over, he decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb first, so as to remain unchanged and respond to all changes.

Yuan Ziyou didn't pester him anymore, but instead asked him: "Are you hungry? I left you some snacks."

"No need, I'm going to the military camp in the west of the city." Er Zhurong endured a headache and dressed neatly, and finally tied his long hair back into a random bundle.

"Is this going?"

"I should have gone last night. I haven't returned all night, and I don't know how the mansion is doing now."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Yuan Ziyou stretched out his hand to stop him.

Er Zhurong was grabbed by his left sleeve, staggered and turned around: "What's wrong?"

"Hey, give me a kiss before leaving!"

"What did you say?"

"Kiss me, you promised last night."

"What did I promise?"

"I asked if you could kiss me. You said you were tired, so I'll talk about it tomorrow." Yuan Ziyou tilted his head with a smile, "Why, you don't want to after sleeping?"

Er Zhurong looked at his reddish peach blossom eyes, and thought to himself: This man is really boring, boring and rascal.

The sarcasm came to his lips but he couldn't get it out.If he really said it, the other party might want to hold grudges again, and bring it up in three or two months and make a fuss.

Er Zhurong sighed secretly, stepped forward in two steps and touched Yuan Ziyou's chin to the tip of his lips, which was considered a kiss.

Yuan Ziyou realized that he was about to pull away, hooked his neck quickly with his eyes and hands, raised his head and chased his mouth up.

Er Zhurong struggled for a while but didn't break free, so he let him go, letting those wet lips roll back and forth between his mouth.The hand that was holding his chin loosened at some point, and gently wrapped around Yuan Ziyou's neck and put it on the other shoulder.

When Yuan Ziyou bowed his head and let go of his hands contentedly, he also retracted his arms and adjusted his clothes, and when he walked to the door, he turned his head: "Is the emperor satisfied this time?"

Yuan Ziyou stood still, and raised his hand to stroke his numb lips.Originally, he didn't expect the other party to respond, but he didn't expect to take advantage of it by accident, and he was a little out of his mind in excitement.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Er Zhurong thought he was thinking about something boring again, smiled helplessly and opened the door to go out.

Er Zhurong came out of the bedroom and went back to the general's mansion first, but unexpectedly ran into Er Zhuzhao who had been waiting for him all morning in the front hall.

"Second brother? I'm going to the camp to find you..."

"Brother stayed in the emperor's palace last night?" Er Zhuzhao interrupted him.

"Yes. What's the matter?" Er Zhurong knew that he was hungover and delayed his business, but he didn't expect Er Zhuzhao to ask about this specifically, and he was a little guilty when he heard the words.

"Forgive my brother for talking too much, elder brother has gotten too close to the emperor these days."

"What do you mean?"

"Everyone in the court knows that the emperor and the general are at odds, and recently there have been rumors that the emperor is trying to harm the elder brother..."

"Can you believe such rumors? You are too timid." Er Zhurong showed displeasure, "What can Yuan Ziyou do to me?"

Er Zhuzhao said urgently: "A while ago, the news that the eldest brother ordered someone to pour the bronze statue has already spread into the palace. Personal care, in case..."

"Okay, there's no need to mention this matter again, I have my own measure." Er Zhurong became impatient, "Come with me to the camp, if you have the time to guard against a fool, why not spend more time caring about military affairs! "

Er Zhuzhao wanted to persuade a few more words, but raised his head to meet the man's disapproving scowling face, but finally closed his mouth and said nothing.

Two days later, Xiu Rong's army set off to leave the capital, and as usual in Luoyang, only Yuan Tianmu was left to take care of the military affairs and look after the soldiers and horses left in the city.

Yang Kan began to bring people frequently into and out of the palace, discussing with Yan Shuo and others about trapping and killing Er Zhurong.

After all, Yuan Hui was a literati, and he spoke the truth well, but suddenly became depressed when things came to an end.

"I'm afraid it's too risky to do something in the main hall." He tentatively said to Yuan Ziyou, "I heard that His Majesty has some friendship with the General, so you might as well invite him in private, and take advantage of his unpreparedness..."

"What friendship? What do you want to say?" Yuan Ziyou squinted at him.

"I'm terrified! What I mean is..."

"If a person dies in an unclear way, and the reason cannot convince the people, the generals will turn against him." Yan Shuo interrupted him, "Er Zhu Rong must die in this palace."

"Mr. Yan is right. We have to explain to the outside world how people died and what crimes they committed." Yang Kan nodded in agreement.

"The emperor has already drawn up the crime." Yan Shuo glanced at Yuan Ziyou, "As soon as a person dies, he will issue an edict and spread it widely."

According to Yan Shuo's plan, the people on the day of the assassination were divided into two teams.Xi He led some bodyguards to guard outside the east gate, firstly to prevent unexpected accidents on the way, secondly, Xi He knew Er Zhurong and others well, so letting him guard the gate could make them relax their vigilance.On the other hand, Yang Kan led more than ten confidants to hide in the shadows on both sides of the Mingguang Hall, and immediately acted as soon as the signal was given.

"Can such a small number of people deal with Er Zhurong? Do you want to let Guard Xi in?" Yuan Hui couldn't help interjecting.

Yuan Ziyou shook his head: "Xi He is Er Zhurong's subordinate, killing the lord is treason, I don't want to embarrass him."

"But the emperor must be protected by someone."

"The emperor is not in the palace."

Everyone heard this and looked sideways at Yan Shuo.

"The emperor can't be put in danger. The emperor can just wait in a safe place."

"This... but Er Zhurong entered the hall and found no one in the chair, he would definitely become suspicious..."

"There's someone on the chair. I'll sit."

Surprised again.

Yan Shuo said sternly, "If you were Er Zhurong, and after you entered the palace, you found out that you were in an ambush. The enemy is in the dark and you are in the light, and you don't know how many people are there. What would you do?"

Yuan Hui looked at Yan Shuo in puzzlement, then turned his head and glanced at Yuan Ziyou, seeing that he didn't respond.

Yang Kan on the side nodded: "Instead of passively confronting the incoming people, it's more convenient to capture the emperor first with one move."

"That's right, the king is the first to capture the thief!" Yuan Hui suddenly realized.

Yuan Ziyou frowned: "Who do you call a thief?"

Yuan Hui was shocked and wanted to make amends, but Yan Shuo interrupted him again: "So the most dangerous place in this hall should be the throne. I am the only one to sit in this seat."

This may sound a bit outrageous, but it makes sense after all.Since the emperor himself has acquiesced, others have no objection.

Right now, the only thing that remains to be decided is how to summon Er Zhurong to the Mingguang Hall.The general rarely enters the palace except for the early court and reporting the battle situation, and even if he enters the palace, he does not come to the Mingguang Palace.Yuan Ziyou had always approached him directly in the bedroom when he had something to do, so he might arouse suspicion by making an appointment to meet him in the Mingguang Palace suddenly.

Everyone thought for a long time but couldn't think of a proper solution, but Yuan Ziyou spoke up: "This matter is easy to handle. When the time comes, I will say that the queen is happy, and he will come to see me."

A month later, Xiu Rongjun returned to Luoyang.Er Zhurong met Yuan Ziyou at court, reported the situation in a hasty manner, and received the good news from the palace as soon as he returned to the camp.

"Ying'e is happy! I'm going to the palace right now."

"Wait! Where did the news come from?" Er Zhuzhao asked in surprise.

"Of course they came from the palace, how could there be a fake?" Er Zhurong answered absently, and was about to leave the camp.

Er Zhuzhao grabbed him and said, "Brother, I'm afraid there may be something wrong with this matter."

"what happened?"

"You know that the emperor has no feelings for the queen. Don't you think it's strange why he told you that the queen is happy at this time if he doesn't come sooner or later?"

"What's so strange?" Er Zhurong looked back at Er Zhuzhao inexplicably, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Brother Yichen sees that the queen is not pregnant at all, Yuan Ziyou is just using this as an excuse to rush you into the palace!"

Er Zhurong frowned and pulled back his sleeves: "Second brother! I know you have always been worried about Ying'e's entry into the palace, but the matter has come to this point, we should also look forward to her..."

"I didn't mean that! I was worried about you, big brother!" Er Zhuzhao took a step forward and grabbed his shoulder, "Our people have just returned to Luoyang for less than half a day, and no one knows the situation in the palace. How do you know about Yuanzi? Is Yau..."

"Why are you crazy!" Er Zhurong cried out in pain, "I'm not a powerless scholar, can Yuan Ziyou still harm me?"

Seeing that the other party didn't intend to let go, Er Zhurong pulled his shoulders out of his palm forcefully, and stepped aside in two steps: "I'll go first, I'll talk about it when I come back!"

Er Zhuzhao followed closely and wanted to say something, but the man had already walked away.

Stopping, he roared and slammed his palms on the wooden platform beside him. The wooden board broke and the weapons scattered all over the ground.It was the first time that the soldiers who rushed over heard Er Zhuzhao's ferocious and gloomy face, and were too frightened to say anything for a moment.

"Send an order to summon Gao Huan to Beijing." After a long silence, he said, "Just say that the general summoned him, so don't disturb him."

"A major event is about to happen in Luoyang."