[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

Half a month is enough to happen?

Half a month was enough for the prince to take advantage of Zhou Wendi's serious illness to successfully win over most of the generals in the sixth rate of the East Palace and deal with those who were dissatisfied.

Half a month is enough for King Jin to assemble the manpower he has cultivated and trained for many years.

Half a month is enough for Qi Wang and Chu Wang, who are not strong enough to compete with the above two, to unite.

Half a month is enough for the imperial doctor in the palace to make a final diagnosis, announcing that today's day is hopeless and will return to light within three days.

An inevitable fraternal battle is imminent.

There is a palace gate in the north of the palace, named Xuanwu Gate.However, this Xuanwu Gate is not that Xuanwu Gate.Every year, all cases sentenced to death will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. After the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly try the case and confirm that there is no abnormality in the case, the death penalty will be executed at Caishikou in the north of the city in autumn and winter.In the early years, when Emperor Wen of Zhou just came to power, Dongchang searched for evidence and hunted down the henchmen of other princes at that time, and many people were sentenced to death. As a result, the common people living near the north of the city heard that every night, regardless of gender, there were always crying and resentment. The sound rang out, making people panic.

After Wang Yi heard about this, he went to the scene to inspect it in person, waved his hand, and asked Emperor Wen of Zhou for instructions, and ordered someone to change the palace gate on the north side of the palace to Xuanwu Gate.Strange to say, since the name was changed, the civilians in the north of the city found that they could no longer hear those mournful cries at night.

The blue dragon in the east, the white tiger in the west, the red bird in the south, and the basalt in the north form the four images of the five elements of yin and yang.

Xuanwu Zhe, a combination of turtle and snake, is the god of water, who lives in the North Sea, towns north, and dominates wind and rain.The underworld is also in the north, so it is the god of the north.Wang Yi's move is to suppress the yin energy in the north of the city with the North Xuanwu. Although the name is not very good, but Zhou Wendi is a bold man, full of confidence that he is suppressing it, and his sons will never make any waves. , agreed to Wang Yi's request without hesitation.

At that time, he would never have thought that there would be such a situation of fratricide and fratricide.

"This king is Li Tianhuang, the king of Jin, and I have to enter the palace to meet you! You should open the city gate soon!!" The king of Jin had a heroic and dry expression.

The soldiers at the palace gate remained motionless, as if they hadn't heard his words.

Originally, Jingtai's plan was to send people to provoke King Qi and King Chu to send troops first. After they were all injured, King Jin took action to wipe them all out.However, I didn't expect King Qi and King Chu to be extremely rational this time. They just gathered their subordinates together and stood still without any other movement.

Their silence made Jin Wang's party very uncomfortable.King Jin and the prince have been fighting for many years, and the two sides have long been in conflict.The crown prince is the natural and legal heir, if King Qi and the others ask themselves to guard the imperial tomb, he can forgive them.However, if King Jin fell into his palm, he would definitely be worse off than die.

Since you can't become a fisherman, then use absolute force to remonstrate!The old fox Jingtai, who has always loved to hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits of fishermen, has finally become stronger once again.

"Hahaha! Father is seriously ill and can't see anyone! Brother, you have to report to Gu!" The prince suddenly appeared on the palace gate and said condescendingly.

In the past few days, seeing that Emperor Wen of Zhou was about to die, the crown prince, relying on his advantages as the heir, had successfully taken some of the forbidden troops who were in charge of guarding the palace gates under his banner.

King Jin's expression changed and he gritted his teeth.He never thought that the imperial guards stationed at the gate of the palace would also be won over by the crown prince.

"King Jin, don't talk too much, or you will change later!" Jingtai approached him and said in a low voice.

If Emperor Wen of Zhou dies in the next moment, the prince will immediately become the new king, and the king of Jin will become a rebel.If you lose your righteous name, it will be difficult to convince people in the future.

King Jin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Isn't it rebellion!Which prince doesn't want to be emperor?Reversed, defeated in battle, captured... death at worst!People die and birds turn upside down, immortal for thousands of years, fight! !

"Soldiers, listen to the order! The crown prince formed a clique for personal gain, intervened in political affairs, and disrupted the court! Now, when the emperor is seriously ill, he is under house arrest and wants to kill the king and father!! To usurp the throne!!! Today, this king I will lead you and wait for King Qin to escort you!!! Give me back a good week!!!" King Jin drew his long sword from his waist and roared.

"Escort!! Escorts!! Escorts!!" The soldiers behind them rushed to their heads with enthusiasm, waving their weapons excitedly in response.

King Jin slashed down the long sword in his hand, and roared with blue veins on his face: "Kill!"

"kill!!!"

Just as the soldiers of both sides in the Xuanwu Gate were raining arrows and fighting hand-to-hand, the prince led his cronies straight to the Hall of Mental Cultivation where Emperor Zhou Wen lived.

One is that the son of a daughter does not sit in a dangerous hall, and the other is that the prince is in a hurry.

He thought that his father was getting weaker day by day, as long as he guarded the gates of the palaces well, he would be enthroned as emperor immediately when his father died, and then all the brothers who coveted his position would have no choice but to bow their heads and bow down.However, now that the boss dares to lead troops to attack the city gate, there is no guarantee that the restless brothers will not follow suit...

The prince faltered.That being the case, I had no choice but to... Unexpectedly, in the end, I had to do the step my uncle said.

Father, you have loved Erchen for so many years, so please dote on Erchen again!The prince said this to himself silently in his heart, and the steps under his feet became more solid.

"Father, I've taken the medicine." Qin Wang, who had been in the palace half a month ago and had never left for half a step, tested the temperature of the medicine with his lips, and patiently fed it to Zhou Wendi mouthful.

Princess Mingzhu, dressed in a well-dressed attendant, wrung out the wet handkerchief with her own hands.Every time King Qin fed Emperor Zhou Wen a mouthful of medicine, she would wipe off the traces of medicine on Emperor Zhou Wen's lips with familiarity.

Emperor Zhou Wen's face was ashen, and he lay weakly and half-lying on the bed, swallowing mouthfuls of decoction with difficulty.

How sad that a generation of emperors who are wise and powerful are now so angry that they can't even take care of themselves!

King Qin's eyes were red, and he couldn't bear to look away.

"...Guinu...Mo...Ku..." Zhou Wendi said in a slurred voice like a mosquito.

Guinu is the nickname of King Qin.Ever since he became an adult, King Qin has not heard his father call him that for more than [-] years.

"My son didn't cry, it's just that the sand got into his eyes." King Qin argued, but the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which closed the windows according to the doctor's order, made his argument unconvincing.

Emperor Zhou Wen was so weak that he couldn't even laugh, he just moved the corners of his lips slightly in a smile.

"Uncle Qihuang, wipe off the sand with a handkerchief!" Princess Mingzhu made a face, took a clean handkerchief, wetted it, wrung it dry, and handed it to King Qin in a playful manner.

"You girl!" King Qin said in embarrassment, and took the handkerchief anyway.

He seemed to complain: "Father, you'd better get better soon, and then choose a good county horse for Mingzhu! Otherwise, she is so narrow-minded, I'm afraid she won't be able to get married!"

"Hu...say..." Emperor Wen of Zhou closed his eyes half-closed, and said with great difficulty, even though he was struggling.

"Grandpa Emperor is the best! The Seventh Emperor knows how to bully Mingzhu!" Mingzhu smiled and leaned beside Emperor Zhou Wen.

Li Tianjie, who was beaten up, touched his nose in embarrassment.

Dai Quan, who had been waiting in the palace, laughed uncontrollably. Feng Zizhi was leading a few servants back with cold sour plum soup.

The atmosphere in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is full of herbal smell, is rare and happy.

However, some people watched this scene very harshly.

"Old Qi! The father's dragon body is not in good health, you still dare to play and laugh in front of the imperial court, it is really more and more unseemly! You have read the filial piety into the dog's belly!" Jealousy, reprimanded sharply.

Emperor Wen of Zhou didn't know, but King Qin knew that the crown prince had controlled the palace gates, and he could settle matters in the imperial city with one word, and he would never reveal any news.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." King Qin stood up and saluted calmly, as if the Crown Prince hadn't said anything just now.

Although the crown prince still didn't give him a good face, he didn't argue with him any more. The most important thing now was his throne.

"The courtier has met His Royal Highness the Prince." Mingzhu also turned serious, and meticulously performed a grand gift that even the most picky nun could not tell the truth.

"Hmm." The prince was even more disgusted when he saw Mingzhu, and made a heavy nasal sound, ignoring Mingzhu's solemn prostration.Naturally, his dislike is not for Ming Zhu himself, but for Ming Zhu's biological father, who has been at odds with him for more than 40 years, and is now attacking Jin Wang Li Tianhuang who wants to compete with him for the throne at the palace gate.

"You...you...cough cough cough..." Zhou Wendi yelled anxiously and angrily when he saw the prince, but he couldn't catch his breath, and bursts of heart-piercing coughing sounded.

Dai Quan nervously supported Emperor Wen of Zhou, stroked his chest to smooth him out, and even took a white porcelain spittoon.

The prince's pupils shrank, and he took a half step forward with his right foot, but he stopped abruptly as if he had forgotten something, and the hands under the long sleeves were clenched into fists.

Until Zhou Wendi blushed and coughed out a mouthful of thick phlegm with great effort, he felt much more comfortable.

"Zhen... Didn't I already issue an edict... Ordering you to temporarily close the door in the East Palace... Have you thought about it... You are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned?" After that round of coughing, Emperor Wen of Zhou finally had a little blood on his face. Questioning question.

Seeing that Emperor Wen of Zhou had recovered, the prince retreated half a step calmly.

He said with reason and evidence: "Returning to the emperor's words, the servants heard the report from the guards. King Jin joined forces with King Jing, Jing Tai, a scholar of Baohe Palace, and Fu Yi, a general, to rebel. Under the banner of the Qing emperor, they led three thousand soldiers and horses Attacking the gate of the northern palace, wanting to kill the king and father, rebellion and rebellion! My son was in a hurry and had no choice but to come and report to the emperor!"

"Oh?" Emperor Wen of Zhou said dispensable, "Then...according to the crown prince, what should I do?"

"..." The crown prince paused, "The reason why the king of Jin dared to rebel is because his father is old and seriously ill, and his life is dying. If the incumbent emperor is young and strong, he will definitely not Dare to do such a rebellious and immoral thing..." It is simply telling Zhou Wendi that your time is running out, so hurry up and abdicate while you still have breath, and let him, the crown prince, become the emperor!

"Asshole!!!"

Emperor Wen of Zhou was furious. He slapped the edge of the bed and yelled angrily, "I'm not dead yet, I'm alive and well! What's your intention in these words?"

"Dai Quan! Draw up an edict!"

The prince smiled lightly: "Does the father want to abolish Gu? It's a pity that it's too late." With a wave of his robe sleeves, the four generals behind him who were in charge of leading the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace stepped forward contentedly, and surrounded Zhou Wendi and others.

"You!" Emperor Wen of Zhou stared at the prince in shock and anger. This is the son he has loved for decades!

Facing Zhou Wendi's frightened and disappointed eyes, the prince's smile was fixed, and he couldn't hear the joy or anger. He said: "Father, the edict of the Zen throne has been drawn up for you. Use the seal !" A general opened a bright yellow imperial decree embroidered with auspicious clouds and cranes, and placed it in front of Emperor Wen of Zhou.

I saw that the handwriting on the "imperial decree" was exactly the same as that of Emperor Wen of Zhou, and even the small habits unique to Emperor Wen of Zhou between the vertical and vertical lines were exactly the same.If Emperor Wen of Zhou hadn't clearly known that he had never written this edict for the Zen position, he might have thought that he had written the edict for the position of Zen himself.

"Second boy! You're trying to make a fool of yourself, a serious crime of treason!"

A heroic voice suddenly came from outside the hall door.

"I have seen my father!"

"Your Majesty has seen the Emperor!"

I saw King Jin, King Jing, and Jing Tai walking into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Followed by King Qi and his confidantes, King Chu, King Ning, King Kang and Marquis Changxing.

"How did you come here so soon!?" The prince blurted out in surprise when he saw King Jin.According to the distance he traveled from Xuanwu Gate to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, it took only one stick of incense time to pass. The imperial guards of Xuanwu Gate couldn't last even one stick of incense time!

In fact, as early as half a month ago, when the imperial physician announced that Emperor Wen of Zhou was about to die soon, Jingtai had already prepared many elites to disguise themselves and sneak into Concubine Hui in batches during the monthly shopping period in the palace. In the palace, lurking.Just when King Jin led his men and horses to storm Xuanwu Gate, those elites rushed out from behind, and under the cooperation of inside and outside, King Jin and others successfully entered the palace.

And King Qi and King Chu, who had formed an alliance early, suddenly appeared leading troops at this time.

Although their combined strength is not as good as King Jin's, King Jin's soldiers have just fought a battle and suffered a lot of damage.Moreover, the king of Jin didn't want to fight with them and cause the prince to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Under Jingtai's persuasion, the three parties made an agreement in three chapters, and each of them brought a hundred elites into the palace.

"Second brother, you want to stop me with just a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals of yours? You underestimate brother too!" King Jin smiled triumphantly.

"Second brother! Father is seriously ill, how dare you lead someone to force father to abdicate! Stealing the artifact! How is such an act different from a bird!?" King Qi rebuked in a heartbroken voice, even the prince stopped calling.

"Second brother... oh..." Chu Wang pretended to sigh.

The prince shouted angrily: "How dare you disrespect Gu!?"

The situation is very obvious, the king of Jin, the king of Qi and the king of Chu are united against him.There is no other way, the crown prince holds the position of prince, as long as he is not deposed for a day, he is the most orthodox heir.He must be kicked out first, and the rest of the people can fight for the big position with peace of mind.

The prince was a little panicked, he came in a hurry, he was afraid that all the people he stayed outside the palace had already been killed by King Jin and others.Right now, he still has four brave generals in the palace, but the manpower of Jin Wang and others is enough to kill them easily.

While scolding King Jin and others sternly, he wanted to retreat to his cronies without any trace, as a plan for the future.

It's a pity that King Jin saw through his thoughts.

King Jin grinned. Wearing black gold iron armor, he strode towards the prince.

"Second brother, brother has something to ask you to help brother." His tone was rare and gentle, and he glanced at King Qi and King Chu suggestively.

The prince followed his gaze and understood clearly.I'm afraid that the boss can't suppress the fourth and ninth by himself, so he wants to pull him to kill the fourth and ninth together!Thinking of this, my heart felt a little more at ease, and my back steps slowed down.

"Um!"

The prince suddenly opened his eyes wide, staring at King Jin in front of him with hatred, pain and doubt.

"My good brother, please help brother, go to hell..." King Jin happily drew out the long sword that pierced the prince's chest.

The prince staggered and fell to the ground.

"Your Highness!!!" The crown prince's cronies shouted in surprise, they all pulled out their weapons and went to kill King Jin, vowing to avenge their own crown prince.

Jingtai frowned secretly, and signaled the soldiers around him to fire their crossbows, shooting the four cronies of the prince into hedgehogs.

King Jin's action was too fast just now, and he didn't have time to stop it.In Jingtai's view, the crown prince's "defeat" is a foregone conclusion, so why should the king of Jin kill the "king" and his brother himself?

"Hahaha! Well done big brother!!" The mindless King Jing clapped his hands and laughed.

The lips of Emperor Wen of Zhou, who was half lying on Dai Quan's body, trembled imperceptibly.

The prince fell to the cold ground and vomited blood.

As his body gradually turned cold, he knew that he would not be spared.

At this moment, the prince remembered a lot.He remembered the first time he was paid homage to the court by the officials, he remembered the monopoly of power when he was supervising the country, he remembered the close sympathy with himself, but he just couldn't remember when his mind began to change.Obviously, when he was a child, he admired his father so much, and learned from his father in every word and deed.The relationship between father and son is just like ordinary people. Father is kind and son is filial, and they are intimate.

The scenes of getting along with Emperor Wen of Zhou in childhood emerged one after another.

He was wrong.

Looking up at Emperor Zhou Wen remorsefully, his mouth wriggled silently.Then, the eyes that had been lost in power finally dimmed slowly.

Emperor Wen of Zhou was trembling all over, with tears running down his face.

"Now that the crown prince is dead, I wonder if the kings of Jin, Qi, and Chu have decided on who will be the next heir?" The tone of the speech was a little casual, but it could make people listen attentively.

Faced with the great event of a country's prince being killed, Feng Zizhi didn't even raise his eyelids, and poured the sour plum soup with his slender and fair fingers like onion roots in a good mood.