The Imperial Palace of the Great Xia Kingdom.

The seventh princess, Xia Youlan, was discussing things with the queen, the crown prince, Concubine Lan and others.

"My father has been unconscious, and the ministers in the court are also talking about it, for fear that some people with ill intentions will take the opportunity to make waves. Xia Youlan said.

"Alas, the crown prince is frail and sickly, and there are not many people in the court to support him, let alone the support of important ministers, so he is afraid that he will not be able to control the court!" said the queen faintly.

There was silence.

In the days when the prince was in the court, it was obvious that the ministers in the court did not support him, and every time he discussed the government, he was mainly based on the fact that the East did not lose and the prime ministers left and right, and the ministers in the court also echoed it. I didn't take the prince seriously at all.

"Serious illness requires strong medicine, there are some things that need to be done, let Lan'er go to the court tomorrow!" Concubine Lan thought about it, there is a rule in the Great Xia country that women do not attend court meetings. But the Seventh Princess is an exception, because Xia Youlan has a military position and is an important minister in the army of the Great Xia Kingdom.

The sun rises in the east, and the red glow is thousands of miles.

The courtiers of the Great Xia Kingdom came to the rest hall next to the Jinluan Hall early, waiting for the court here.

"Alas, you said that the emperor has been in a coma for so long, and he doesn't know when he will wake up. ”

"Yes, this prince is frail and sickly, and he has no way to govern the country. Now there are rebels in my Great Xia Kingdom, and the state affairs are worried!"

"Fortunately, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the left and right Cheng are loyal to the Great Xia Kingdom and do their best to assist the prince, so that the Great Xia will not be chaotic!"

......

The ministers discussed, shook their heads and sighed.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan and the prime minister sat alone on the side drinking fragrant tea, talking in a low voice.

"I said Lao Xi, such a big thing has happened to these princes, and you, the right prime minister who leads the world's military, can hardly escape the blame. Zuo Prime Minister Wen Boyuan took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Hmph! You, Prime Minister Zuo, are still in charge of the Criminal Department, and you can't get out of it if such a big case happens. Right Prime Minister Xi Zhenting rolled his eyelids.

Zhenyuan Hou Dongfang didn't lose and laughed, "I said the two prime ministers, you don't have to quarrel, the princes' affairs will be truthful in a while, let the prince take the idea! ”

The two prime ministers looked at it and nodded in unison.

At this time, a eunuch outside the hall said, "The prince has ascended to the palace, and the ministers will go to court!"

The ministers immediately stopped the discussion, tidied up their clothes, and began to go to court.

The ministers stood in the Jinluan Palace, and were lined up in two columns according to Wendong and Wuxi, and the civil officials were at the head of the line, Zuo Prime Minister Wen Boyuan.

The military generals are at the head of the line, Zhenyuan Hou Dongfang does not lose, and then the right prime minister Xi Zhenting.

The prince walked up from the apse behind the dragon chair above, and two little eunuchs sat on the dragon chair with support.

"See His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose!" the ministers knelt down and kowtowed.

"Ahem!" the prince covered his mouth with his sleeve and coughed twice, and a palace maid came from behind with a golden spittoon and asked the prince to spit the phlegm into the spittoon.

The ministers who fell on their knees all peeked in, and they were anxious in their hearts, and the future of the Great Xia Kingdom was worried.

Dongfang didn't lose but smiled, making it difficult to guess what he thought.

After spitting out the conversation, the prince stretched out his hands and helped him weakly, "The ministers are exempt from courtesy." ”

The ministers immediately said, "Your Royal Highness Prince Xie!" and then stood up.

"If you have something to do, you can play, if you have nothing to do, just retreat!" said the prince.

Although the crown prince also wants to be the emperor in his heart, his body really makes him a little powerless, and when he goes to court these days, all the ministers do not support him, which makes him bored and tired of going to court, and he just hopes that this kind of day will end soon, and he will go back to his palace to recuperate.

A white-faced and beardless official walked out of the ranks of civil officials and knelt on the ground, "Hong Xin, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, has an urgent matter. ”

"Quasi-play. The prince said. Leaned back and half-lay on the wide dragon chair, which was much more comfortable.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, I received an urgent report of 800 miles this morning, and the rest of the Royal Highnesses are on the way back to Kyoto...... Assassinated by the Assassins, he has all died. Hong Xin said with a trembling body.

Receiving this news this morning, Hong Xin was almost scared to pee his pants, except for the crown prince and the ten princes in Kyoto, the remaining five princes were suddenly attacked by assassins on the way back to Beijing, and there was more than one wave of assassins, and all five princes died.

The assassination of this prince has a lot to do with public security, and as the head of public security, this responsibility is great.

"What? cough cough cough!" the prince slipped out and fell under the dragon book case.

The two eunuchs beside him hurriedly helped the prince up again and sat on the dragon chair.

His Royal Highness's ministers were in an uproar, each inhaling cold air, looking at each other, their eyes were very solemn, realizing that something big was going to happen.

"Spread the Seventh Princess to the palace!" the prince muttered.

Xia Youlan was dressed in a military uniform, with a helmet and armor, and a long sword at her waist, and walked into the main hall.

"See the prince's brother, the minister's sister is in armor, and she can't pay a full salute, don't blame the prince's brother. Xia Youlan said with her hands clenched into fists.

"The seventh sister is exempt. Just got the report, except for the ten imperial brothers, the rest of the imperial brothers were assassinated on the way back to Beijing. The prince choked up.

Call!

A sinister aura permeated the hall, and Dongfang Buyi looked at it and couldn't help frowning.

"Do you know who did it?" Xia Youlan asked coldly.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Hong Xin said: "The seventh princess, the five princes' entourage and the guards were all killed, the assassins were cruel and proficient in hiding their tracks, and it is not known who did it. However, Wechen has already sent the Criminal Department to investigate, and I believe that there will be clues soon. ”

"The assassination of the five princes, such a shocking case, shows how bad the law and order of my Great Xia Kingdom has become. I suggest that the officials of the places where the five princes were killed be arrested and imprisoned for questioning. Xia Youlan felt that the crisis was getting closer and closer.

The crown prince sat upright, "Okay, as the imperial sister said, arrest the officials of the five places where the imperial brother was killed, regardless of size, and put them in prison......

"Never!" Without waiting for the prince to finish speaking, Zhenyuan Marquis Dongfang stepped forward, gave a deep salute, and stopped him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the killing of the five princes is not trivial, and there are many implications behind it. When the righteous rebels are rampant, how can they arrest people and punish criminals indiscriminately, for fear that the local officials will be forced to rebel and be in trouble. "The East does not lose persuasion.

"Please think twice, His Royal Highness the Prince!" all the ministers united in solidarity with the East and did not lose.

The prince was a little embarrassed, "What should the Marquis of Yizhen do?"

Zhenyuan Marquis Dongfang did not lose a sneer in his heart, "Weichen believes that the top priority is to transport the remains of the five princes back to Kyoto and bury them in the ancestral spirit. Then send someone to investigate the secret visit, find out the murderer, and then avenge the five princes, and raise the majesty of the law of Great Xia. ”

"Hmph, someone dares to kill the prince within the borders of my Great Xia Kingdom, but they really don't take my royal family in their eyes, and they don't take my Great Xia Kingdom in their eyes. Did you wait for someone to kill the Jinluan Palace before you started to maintain the dignity of the dynasty?" Xia Youlan said as she looked at the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the prime ministers left and right.

"Princess Qiyu, Weichen has already said just now, and sent capable people to investigate, and there will be a reply soon. Hong Xin saw that the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the prime ministers wanted to suppress this matter, and he couldn't help but feel a little bold.

As soon as Hong Xin's words were finished, several treacherous and cunning ministers knew that he was playing.

Cangchang!

A cold light flashed, and Hong Xin's human skull flew out as far as the corpse fell.

"I can't tell who eats or holds useless things. I can't even tell who I work for, how did such a fool become the secretary of the Criminal Department?" Xia Youlan said meaningfully.

Hiss!

The entire Jinluan Hall was silent.