Absolute Protagonist [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 55 The world is a game of chess 6
In the middle of the night, soon after news spread that the emperor was seriously ill, the nine gates of Yongjing City were under martial law, and the northern and southern armies blocked the entrances and exits of the city.Martial law was also heavily imposed in the palace, and the palace guards blocked the palace city.
The emperor's bedroom was in chaos, all the concubines and the prince and princess knelt on the ground, there was a sound of crying in the bedroom, and the Sangong Jiuqing who came in a hurry waited aside with a solemn expression.
The imperial physician who was treating the emperor let go of his hand and sighed heavily.He shook his head at the crowd.
The crying around suddenly became louder.
The emperor with a crooked face lay stiffly on the bed, completely unconscious.After finally waking up, he couldn't move, he could only use his eyes to scan anxiously among the princes, and let out an "ahhh" sound from his mouth.This uncontrolled situation made the emperor even more anxious.
Seeing that the emperor was awake, the prince, who had remained strangely silent after entering the palace, hurried forward a few steps and grabbed the emperor's hand.
Just as he was about to speak, the sockets of his eyes turned red quickly, two lines of tears fell down, and his voice quickly became choked up: "...Father!"
This gesture can be described as quite sincere.
For a moment, even those San Gong and Jiu Qing who were discussing the follow-up matters couldn't help casting sighing glances, feeling a burst of emotion in their hearts.
Don't look at how the emperor favors the fourth prince on weekdays, but at this critical moment, he will see the truth.Up to now, none of the four princes have been seen, but the prince has been waiting here for midnight. Sure enough, the prince is more reliable!
Just thinking about it like this, a figure walked in with big strides, and the crimson clothes were like clouds, fluttering gently with his steps.The chaotic crying in the bedroom made him frown tightly, and he coldly reprimanded: "Shut up!"
A tyrannical aura suddenly swept out, and the princes and princesses who were still crying were so frightened that they shut up and looked up at him as if they were frightened.There was a sudden silence in the bedroom.
The fourth prince stared back impatiently, and these people immediately looked back tremblingly, and lowered their heads tightly, for fear that the evil star would notice their existence.
Seeing this scene, the prince, who was choking up in front of the emperor's bed and weeping silently, had a look of coldness in his eyes.He hurried to see the emperor.
Sure enough, the emperor, who had been lying crookedly on the couch, opened his mouth and yelled "ahhh" at this time, his eyes were firmly locked on the fourth prince, and his voice became more and more urgent.
The fourth prince chuckled without warning: "What's wrong with the father? Do you need my son to do something?"
The emperor turned to look at the prince, with a deep sense of anxiety and worry in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.This made his eyes more and more impatient.
The prince's expression had already been stained with an imperceptible gloomyness.In his opinion, the emperor is clearly still worried about the situation of the fourth prince until now, and wants to make a guarantee for himself.This is really eccentric!
He couldn't help secretly rejoicing in his heart that he acted quickly enough, otherwise, given the emperor's preference for the fourth prince, he might lose his crown prince one day.
Thinking of this, he simply pretended that he didn't understand anything, just kept holding the emperor's hand, his face full of worry: "Father, please don't get excited, nothing can compare to taking good care of your body."
Also worried that the emperor was still thinking about replacing the crown prince at this juncture and thus shaking the country's foundation, the three princes and nine ministers hurriedly gathered around to comfort the emperor.
The fourth prince, who was isolated by these people, showed a strange smile on his face, as if he was not in a hurry about what happened before him.
The new prime minister handled all matters in an orderly manner, took out a volume of imperial decree written by the emperor earlier, and announced in front of the emperor's bed: "Your Majesty is seriously ill and can't be a director. I ask the crown prince to temporarily supervise the country as regent!"
All the courtiers at the scene bowed in unison: "Your Majesty, please ask the crown prince to take charge of the country and regent temporarily!"
Princess Xinhua had just arrived, and all she could see was such a scene. She staggered and stumbled on the threshold, watching everything happening silently, but she didn't know how to stop it.
Only then did she realize that in the face of the real turmoil in the court, her little cleverness was useless at all, and she was not even qualified to participate as a pawn.
Sitting on the ground, she didn't notice that the fourth prince who was smiling casually in the hall cast a meaningful glance at the sister.
The three lords and nine ministers all bowed their heads in worship.The prince, whose face was full of grief, held the imperial decree and looked at the officials.There was a surge of pride in my heart, and I couldn't help showing a hidden deep smile on my face: "You don't have to..."
"Why is it so troublesome!" The fourth prince's lazy voice interrupted the prince's words, and he stepped forward, with a wanton smile on his handsome, almost monstrous face, "The prince who is about to be abolished, why is he bothering with the important affairs of supervising the country?" ?”
The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition, but his face showed undisguised anger: "Enough! Fourth brother, there must be a limit to nonsense! I know that you are unwilling..."
"Tsk, it's not me who is really unwilling." The smile on the fourth prince's face became wider and wider, and there was even a hint of admiration in his tone, "Kill Prince Yuanqing first, and then attack the emperor...not Not to mention, I underestimated your courage—it’s just that the methods are so inconvenient!”
His words stunned everyone present, and they could hardly believe their ears.The emperor, who was screaming "ahhh" on the bed, also became quiet, and cast his unbelievable eyes on the panic-stricken prince.
The prince was also surprised.
... If the matter of poisoning the emperor can still be investigated, the matter of Prince Yuan Qing has already passed for several years, how could the fourth prince suddenly know about it?
Thoughts were spinning in his mind, the prince looked around, and suddenly his eyes froze.
Outside the gate of the bedroom, under the winding corridors, under the shadows of palace lanterns, a familiar figure walked towards this side from a distance.Tsing Yi floated up, black hair was like silk, and there was a calm smile on his pale and clear face.His eyes were clear and bright, as if everything was under control.
——Chu, Yu, Zhi!
The prince's eyes were about to crack, and his teeth were clenched.I don't know if the other party appeared in the palace at this time, did he plan something with the fourth prince in private, and how much evidence did he reveal?
He tried his best to calm down: "Fourth brother, you can't..."
"Okay. Kill it, kill it! What's the point?" A saber light came out of the sheath, and the fourth prince casually played with the sharp dagger in his hand, with the same casual tone, "Why be careful and cover it up?"
His eyes were full of interest: "Why don't I show the prince a demonstration..."
The last syllable fell, and the fourth prince moved quickly.Everyone only had time to see a knife slashing before their eyes, and the sharp dagger had already been inserted straight into the emperor's pillow, and stood on the bed with a bang, leaving a shallow scratch on the emperor's neck, spattering There were a few drops of blood.
The emperor let out several ho-ho gasps from his throat.
"... Sinister!"
He suddenly opened his mouth to spit out two words, the muscles on his face were still twisted together.
I don't know if it was the pressure brought by the life-and-death crisis, or the stimulation brought to him by the truth revealed by the fourth prince, or the dose of the drug was not much. In short, the emperor unexpectedly regained the ability to speak for a short time.I just don't know which son he is scolding?
The prince's face was blue and white, and he, who had a ghost in his heart, took a step back under the gaze of the emperor.
The Fourth Prince drew the dagger again, and looked at the blade.A few drops of blood splashed on his face, and he couldn't help licking his lips.
Everyone took a step back in unison, looking at the fourth prince with horror in their eyes.They finally remembered that this man was a completely unreasonable lunatic.
If there is still doubt about the prince's murder of his brother and father, then with the crazy character of the fourth prince, maybe he can really kill his brother and father on the spot.
While the ministers were hesitating, there was the sound of armor colliding neatly outside the bedroom, and a group of heavily armed imperial guards rushed in, guarding the four princes in the middle.
Everyone quickly looked at Wei Wei, who was in charge of the palace guard in Jiuqing, but saw that Wei Wei's face was also full of bewilderment.Apparently, at some point, the Fourth Prince had seized control of the palace guards.
Dismissing all the concubines and young princesses and princes in the palace, the fourth prince casually threw out a stack of silk books and threw them into the arms of the courtier closest to him: "You, yes, it is you. Read these carefully to your father." Listen to the emperor."
Trembling, the minister opened the silk book in his hand.
As a result, a series of evidences about the prince's poisoning of Prince Yuanqing and the emperor successively were conclusively presented to the emperor and his officials.
The emperor, who had already collapsed from a stroke, twitched the muscles on his face, and grunted a few times in his throat.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the crown prince you want to cultivate with all your heart..." The fourth prince shook his head and sighed, with a playful tone, and stabbed the emperor again, "This idiot, until now, still doesn't know your true intentions, father Woolen cloth."
"For the sake of going on the road, Erchen kindly helps you father and son to resolve the knot."
On the other side, in the heavily guarded palace, the two figures came and went freely.
Qu Yingfei asked curiously: "Are we jumping on the fourth prince's boat?"
"Not us, only me. You are just the key to help me get out of the palace smoothly."
Chu Si lightly corrected a sentence.
Qu Yingfei: ...emmmm is too straightforward to cause strong discomfort.Although he is indeed very popular in the Forbidden Army, but this is not the only function, right?
"As for the four princes, they are just using each other..." There was a meaningful smile in his deep eyes, and the blue sleeves of his robe fluttered in the wind: "Maybe if the prince is dealt with, he will turn his guns to deal with me. After all, this kind of person doesn't care about the pros and cons in the worldly sense at all, and only cares about their own interests."
In a sense, Chu Si himself is quite selfish.
"So, even if someone jumps out to arrest people in the next moment, it's not surprising."
"?!!" Qu Yingfei was taken aback, turned around and saw the young man's calm expression, he also calmed down unknowingly, and muttered in a low voice, "I really don't know how the fourth prince developed such a weird temper Yeah, I hate dealing with moody people like that."
"Of course the emperor did it on purpose." Chu Si said casually, "Otherwise, the emperor's connivance and preference for the fourth prince would be too much."
While the two were talking, Chu Si's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked towards the rockery not far away with a smile on his face, and sure enough, he saw several guards walking over with a person tied up.
"The fourth prince's sincerity has arrived." He said in a leisurely tone, "It's time for me to leave as soon as possible."
What Chu Si said was right to the point.
Concubine Li was born as a Hu Ji, no matter how much the emperor dotes on this concubine, he will always feel a little bit grudge against the fourth prince who is half of the alien blood, handsome and almost bewitching.There is a reason for his many favors towards the fourth prince - the prince has always blamed the emperor for being eccentric, but in fact he has never found out the truth. Even if the emperor is eccentric, the target of the eccentricity has never been the fourth prince.In the past, it was Prince Yuanqing, and later it was the present prince.
The temperaments of the father and son are very similar, they are both the kind of duplicity, hypocrisy, people who want both benefits and fame.
The emperor is greedy for money and sex, loves luxury and enjoyment, is also suspicious and jealous of heroes, but he doesn't want to be famous as a faint and tyrant in history, so there is such a pampered prince who has no taboos, is arrogant and domineering.All dirty work that may affect the reputation of the emperor is done by the fourth prince.As long as the emperor severely punished the fourth prince before his death, his reputation in the history would naturally remain clean.
Perhaps the only thing the emperor didn't expect was that the fourth prince, who had been nurtured by the dark side since he was a child, had grown up unknowingly.He is not a famous sword that can point and cut, but a demon knife that can devour the master.
Now, the emperor has experienced the consequences of being backlashed.
The emperor's bedroom was in chaos, all the concubines and the prince and princess knelt on the ground, there was a sound of crying in the bedroom, and the Sangong Jiuqing who came in a hurry waited aside with a solemn expression.
The imperial physician who was treating the emperor let go of his hand and sighed heavily.He shook his head at the crowd.
The crying around suddenly became louder.
The emperor with a crooked face lay stiffly on the bed, completely unconscious.After finally waking up, he couldn't move, he could only use his eyes to scan anxiously among the princes, and let out an "ahhh" sound from his mouth.This uncontrolled situation made the emperor even more anxious.
Seeing that the emperor was awake, the prince, who had remained strangely silent after entering the palace, hurried forward a few steps and grabbed the emperor's hand.
Just as he was about to speak, the sockets of his eyes turned red quickly, two lines of tears fell down, and his voice quickly became choked up: "...Father!"
This gesture can be described as quite sincere.
For a moment, even those San Gong and Jiu Qing who were discussing the follow-up matters couldn't help casting sighing glances, feeling a burst of emotion in their hearts.
Don't look at how the emperor favors the fourth prince on weekdays, but at this critical moment, he will see the truth.Up to now, none of the four princes have been seen, but the prince has been waiting here for midnight. Sure enough, the prince is more reliable!
Just thinking about it like this, a figure walked in with big strides, and the crimson clothes were like clouds, fluttering gently with his steps.The chaotic crying in the bedroom made him frown tightly, and he coldly reprimanded: "Shut up!"
A tyrannical aura suddenly swept out, and the princes and princesses who were still crying were so frightened that they shut up and looked up at him as if they were frightened.There was a sudden silence in the bedroom.
The fourth prince stared back impatiently, and these people immediately looked back tremblingly, and lowered their heads tightly, for fear that the evil star would notice their existence.
Seeing this scene, the prince, who was choking up in front of the emperor's bed and weeping silently, had a look of coldness in his eyes.He hurried to see the emperor.
Sure enough, the emperor, who had been lying crookedly on the couch, opened his mouth and yelled "ahhh" at this time, his eyes were firmly locked on the fourth prince, and his voice became more and more urgent.
The fourth prince chuckled without warning: "What's wrong with the father? Do you need my son to do something?"
The emperor turned to look at the prince, with a deep sense of anxiety and worry in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.This made his eyes more and more impatient.
The prince's expression had already been stained with an imperceptible gloomyness.In his opinion, the emperor is clearly still worried about the situation of the fourth prince until now, and wants to make a guarantee for himself.This is really eccentric!
He couldn't help secretly rejoicing in his heart that he acted quickly enough, otherwise, given the emperor's preference for the fourth prince, he might lose his crown prince one day.
Thinking of this, he simply pretended that he didn't understand anything, just kept holding the emperor's hand, his face full of worry: "Father, please don't get excited, nothing can compare to taking good care of your body."
Also worried that the emperor was still thinking about replacing the crown prince at this juncture and thus shaking the country's foundation, the three princes and nine ministers hurriedly gathered around to comfort the emperor.
The fourth prince, who was isolated by these people, showed a strange smile on his face, as if he was not in a hurry about what happened before him.
The new prime minister handled all matters in an orderly manner, took out a volume of imperial decree written by the emperor earlier, and announced in front of the emperor's bed: "Your Majesty is seriously ill and can't be a director. I ask the crown prince to temporarily supervise the country as regent!"
All the courtiers at the scene bowed in unison: "Your Majesty, please ask the crown prince to take charge of the country and regent temporarily!"
Princess Xinhua had just arrived, and all she could see was such a scene. She staggered and stumbled on the threshold, watching everything happening silently, but she didn't know how to stop it.
Only then did she realize that in the face of the real turmoil in the court, her little cleverness was useless at all, and she was not even qualified to participate as a pawn.
Sitting on the ground, she didn't notice that the fourth prince who was smiling casually in the hall cast a meaningful glance at the sister.
The three lords and nine ministers all bowed their heads in worship.The prince, whose face was full of grief, held the imperial decree and looked at the officials.There was a surge of pride in my heart, and I couldn't help showing a hidden deep smile on my face: "You don't have to..."
"Why is it so troublesome!" The fourth prince's lazy voice interrupted the prince's words, and he stepped forward, with a wanton smile on his handsome, almost monstrous face, "The prince who is about to be abolished, why is he bothering with the important affairs of supervising the country?" ?”
The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition, but his face showed undisguised anger: "Enough! Fourth brother, there must be a limit to nonsense! I know that you are unwilling..."
"Tsk, it's not me who is really unwilling." The smile on the fourth prince's face became wider and wider, and there was even a hint of admiration in his tone, "Kill Prince Yuanqing first, and then attack the emperor...not Not to mention, I underestimated your courage—it’s just that the methods are so inconvenient!”
His words stunned everyone present, and they could hardly believe their ears.The emperor, who was screaming "ahhh" on the bed, also became quiet, and cast his unbelievable eyes on the panic-stricken prince.
The prince was also surprised.
... If the matter of poisoning the emperor can still be investigated, the matter of Prince Yuan Qing has already passed for several years, how could the fourth prince suddenly know about it?
Thoughts were spinning in his mind, the prince looked around, and suddenly his eyes froze.
Outside the gate of the bedroom, under the winding corridors, under the shadows of palace lanterns, a familiar figure walked towards this side from a distance.Tsing Yi floated up, black hair was like silk, and there was a calm smile on his pale and clear face.His eyes were clear and bright, as if everything was under control.
——Chu, Yu, Zhi!
The prince's eyes were about to crack, and his teeth were clenched.I don't know if the other party appeared in the palace at this time, did he plan something with the fourth prince in private, and how much evidence did he reveal?
He tried his best to calm down: "Fourth brother, you can't..."
"Okay. Kill it, kill it! What's the point?" A saber light came out of the sheath, and the fourth prince casually played with the sharp dagger in his hand, with the same casual tone, "Why be careful and cover it up?"
His eyes were full of interest: "Why don't I show the prince a demonstration..."
The last syllable fell, and the fourth prince moved quickly.Everyone only had time to see a knife slashing before their eyes, and the sharp dagger had already been inserted straight into the emperor's pillow, and stood on the bed with a bang, leaving a shallow scratch on the emperor's neck, spattering There were a few drops of blood.
The emperor let out several ho-ho gasps from his throat.
"... Sinister!"
He suddenly opened his mouth to spit out two words, the muscles on his face were still twisted together.
I don't know if it was the pressure brought by the life-and-death crisis, or the stimulation brought to him by the truth revealed by the fourth prince, or the dose of the drug was not much. In short, the emperor unexpectedly regained the ability to speak for a short time.I just don't know which son he is scolding?
The prince's face was blue and white, and he, who had a ghost in his heart, took a step back under the gaze of the emperor.
The Fourth Prince drew the dagger again, and looked at the blade.A few drops of blood splashed on his face, and he couldn't help licking his lips.
Everyone took a step back in unison, looking at the fourth prince with horror in their eyes.They finally remembered that this man was a completely unreasonable lunatic.
If there is still doubt about the prince's murder of his brother and father, then with the crazy character of the fourth prince, maybe he can really kill his brother and father on the spot.
While the ministers were hesitating, there was the sound of armor colliding neatly outside the bedroom, and a group of heavily armed imperial guards rushed in, guarding the four princes in the middle.
Everyone quickly looked at Wei Wei, who was in charge of the palace guard in Jiuqing, but saw that Wei Wei's face was also full of bewilderment.Apparently, at some point, the Fourth Prince had seized control of the palace guards.
Dismissing all the concubines and young princesses and princes in the palace, the fourth prince casually threw out a stack of silk books and threw them into the arms of the courtier closest to him: "You, yes, it is you. Read these carefully to your father." Listen to the emperor."
Trembling, the minister opened the silk book in his hand.
As a result, a series of evidences about the prince's poisoning of Prince Yuanqing and the emperor successively were conclusively presented to the emperor and his officials.
The emperor, who had already collapsed from a stroke, twitched the muscles on his face, and grunted a few times in his throat.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the crown prince you want to cultivate with all your heart..." The fourth prince shook his head and sighed, with a playful tone, and stabbed the emperor again, "This idiot, until now, still doesn't know your true intentions, father Woolen cloth."
"For the sake of going on the road, Erchen kindly helps you father and son to resolve the knot."
On the other side, in the heavily guarded palace, the two figures came and went freely.
Qu Yingfei asked curiously: "Are we jumping on the fourth prince's boat?"
"Not us, only me. You are just the key to help me get out of the palace smoothly."
Chu Si lightly corrected a sentence.
Qu Yingfei: ...emmmm is too straightforward to cause strong discomfort.Although he is indeed very popular in the Forbidden Army, but this is not the only function, right?
"As for the four princes, they are just using each other..." There was a meaningful smile in his deep eyes, and the blue sleeves of his robe fluttered in the wind: "Maybe if the prince is dealt with, he will turn his guns to deal with me. After all, this kind of person doesn't care about the pros and cons in the worldly sense at all, and only cares about their own interests."
In a sense, Chu Si himself is quite selfish.
"So, even if someone jumps out to arrest people in the next moment, it's not surprising."
"?!!" Qu Yingfei was taken aback, turned around and saw the young man's calm expression, he also calmed down unknowingly, and muttered in a low voice, "I really don't know how the fourth prince developed such a weird temper Yeah, I hate dealing with moody people like that."
"Of course the emperor did it on purpose." Chu Si said casually, "Otherwise, the emperor's connivance and preference for the fourth prince would be too much."
While the two were talking, Chu Si's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked towards the rockery not far away with a smile on his face, and sure enough, he saw several guards walking over with a person tied up.
"The fourth prince's sincerity has arrived." He said in a leisurely tone, "It's time for me to leave as soon as possible."
What Chu Si said was right to the point.
Concubine Li was born as a Hu Ji, no matter how much the emperor dotes on this concubine, he will always feel a little bit grudge against the fourth prince who is half of the alien blood, handsome and almost bewitching.There is a reason for his many favors towards the fourth prince - the prince has always blamed the emperor for being eccentric, but in fact he has never found out the truth. Even if the emperor is eccentric, the target of the eccentricity has never been the fourth prince.In the past, it was Prince Yuanqing, and later it was the present prince.
The temperaments of the father and son are very similar, they are both the kind of duplicity, hypocrisy, people who want both benefits and fame.
The emperor is greedy for money and sex, loves luxury and enjoyment, is also suspicious and jealous of heroes, but he doesn't want to be famous as a faint and tyrant in history, so there is such a pampered prince who has no taboos, is arrogant and domineering.All dirty work that may affect the reputation of the emperor is done by the fourth prince.As long as the emperor severely punished the fourth prince before his death, his reputation in the history would naturally remain clean.
Perhaps the only thing the emperor didn't expect was that the fourth prince, who had been nurtured by the dark side since he was a child, had grown up unknowingly.He is not a famous sword that can point and cut, but a demon knife that can devour the master.
Now, the emperor has experienced the consequences of being backlashed.
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