Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Second Prince's Choice
After receiving Lin Ruochen's letter, the sixth prince suddenly realized that Lin Ruochen had sent a letter to Gonggong Wei in advance, and he discussed a plan with Gonggong Wei to frame the second prince together. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The poor second prince is now sitting in prison and meditating for a long time, but he still doesn't know how he was framed by the sixth prince. He always thought that the six princes were not to worry, but he didn't expect that he would fall into the trap by accident. The second prince has long realized this, and if he loses, it will be tantamount to falling into the abyss of no day. Even if other princes let him go, his suspicious father would not give up easily.
Father-in-law Wei took the initiative to ask Ying to bring food to the second prince, and before that, the emperor also went into the bedroom and brought a bottle of good wine that he had treasured for a long time for the second prince. After Gonggong Wei walked into the prison, he saw that the second prince had become so embarrassed overnight, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
"The second prince doesn't need to be so pessimistic, the emperor is angry now, and he may release you in two days. Today, the emperor also specially prepared a bottle of good wine for you, do you want to taste it now? ”
The second prince looked at the wine in Grandpa Wei's hand, and his face became even more ugly. However, he still held the wine glass with trembling hands, and the hand holding the wine glass trembled for a long time, and his mind turned a thousand times. Even, the second prince wanted to read the answer he wanted from Gonggong Wei's eyes, but found that he didn't get anything. In the end, the second prince drank the wine in one gulp, and his movements were chic like never before.
"The father is so cruel that in order to consolidate his position, he even spared his own son."
Father-in-law Wei waved his hand again and again, "The emperor has no intention of killing you, I'm afraid the second prince has misunderstood." ”
The second prince also wanted to believe Gonggong Wei's words, but he already felt a cramping pain in his stomach, it seems that he guessed correctly, the emperor does not allow anyone to compete for his position, and he will kill everyone who wants to compete for the position. For this point, the emperor's attitude is that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one!
The matter has not yet been investigated, but the emperor's meaning is already very clear, that is-death!
Father-in-law Wei didn't expect the emperor to be so cruel, and he still had illusions about him before, thinking that tiger poison does not eat children, and the emperor may let the second prince live, it seems that he, the person who accompanies him all day long, still doesn't know him well enough. Gonggong Wei remembered what Lin Ruochen said in his letter, he said that the emperor's cruelty was completely beyond the expectations of normal people, and he was able to kill all his relatives without hesitation. Lin Ruochen also said that choosing the second prince to bring a scapegoat is the best ending, and if it is another prince who is framed, then the death may be the entire prince's mansion.
Gonggong Wei was still skeptical of Lin Ruochen's words before, but now he believed it, because the second prince's face had begun to turn pale.
Gonggong Wei stepped forward to help the second prince, "Since you know that it is poisonous wine, why do you still drink it?" ”
The second prince's face became more and more pale, and he smiled helplessly: "Do you think I have a choice?" Death now can at least protect my family, and if I dare to resist a little, maybe all my relatives will be buried for me. I haven't done anything for my family in my life, and it's the only thing I can do for my family before I die. My father was cruel and never cared about family affection, and I didn't want to be like him. At least after I die, I hope that my children will be able to say at my grave that I am a good and competent father. ”
The second prince said that a mouthful of blood spit out here, and the strength on his body seemed to be hollowed out all of a sudden. Gonggong Wei hugged the second prince tightly with trembling hands, wanting to give him a last warmth.
"I'm not a good person, but I've never killed innocents. I killed you indirectly today, don't blame me! ”
The corners of the second prince's mouth rose, and at this moment he seemed to be able to see everything.
"It has nothing to do with you, not to mention that you don't even know it's poisoned wine. If you really feel guilty, please tell me the plan of the Six Princes before I die, at least let me die a little more clearly. ”
Gonggong Wei nodded, and he told the second prince that Lin Ruochen had written him a letter in advance.
"Lin Gongzi said that you are going to rebel, but he has no evidence to prove what he said. So, in order to get evidence of your rebellion, he asked the six princes to pretend to rebel and break into the palace. As a result, as soon as the six princes stepped into the palace with their front feet, you entered the palace immediately behind. Moreover, after you entered the palace, more than 600 people who were about to break into the palace were immediately found outside, and they all wore the emblem of your second prince's mansion. You said that under the circumstances at that time, the emperor would trust someone more. ”
The second prince snorted coldly, as if he didn't expect Lin Ruochen to intervene. Moreover, Gonggong Wei specially told the second prince that the sixth prince wrote a note to the emperor in advance, explaining his plan to bring a model sword into the palace.
Therefore, the second prince who entered the palace first can only be a scapegoat, in this matter, the second prince has been led by the nose, and everything he did was expected by Lin Ruochen, so it was impossible for the second prince to win.
"How do you know that I will enter the palace first, in case it is not me who enters the palace but another prince?"
"Then we can only treat them as your comrades, but according to the current situation, it is fortunate that they did not come, otherwise there would have been a river of blood tonight!"
The second prince vomited another mouthful of blood, and now he felt that he had no strength to speak, he had never known that his life would be so fragile before. Even when he was a child, he thought that as a prince, he would not only be blessed to be older than others, but also older than others. But later, he learned one thing, that is, being a prince is a very sad thing.
Since when? The second prince began to yearn for a free life. But freedom is easier said than done, he has no choice at all, in this era of eating people and not spitting out bones, except to sit in the highest position, otherwise you have no right to choose your own future.
Gonggong Wei watched the second prince close his eyes, and he blamed himself in his heart, because he didn't know that the wine in his hand was poisonous. He personally handed over the wine to the second prince, ending a person's life and a person's story. The second prince is not a good person, and he has never cared much about his family. But when he knew he didn't have a chance to start over, he chose to do one thing for his family.
After Lin Ruochen found out, he personally burned a little paper money to the second prince who was far away in the capital.
"Is it necessary to waste a good mood for such a person? Didn't you say that he was not a good person, and even if he died, he was to blame? ”
Lin Ruochen shook his head and said to Sima Tan beside him: "No one deserves to die, because everyone has a good side and an evil side. Although he is not a good person, if he can sacrifice himself for his family at the end of his life, then he deserves our respect. ”
Sima Tan thought for a while: "Isn't the emperor his family?" ”
Lin Ruochen was stunned, yes! Why did he never think that the emperor was also his family.