This is destined to be an unquiet night, the news that the prince was punished for thinking behind closed doors soon came out of the Qingfeng Palace, Zhao Heng did not deliberately suppress it, so the news spread all the way to the mansions of the courtiers, and Cao Bin was also urgently summoned into the palace after half an hour, no one knew what the Son of Heaven said to Uncle Guo, only that after Cao Bin left the palace, Queen Cao knelt outside the Qingfeng Palace, and the Son of Heaven, who had always loved the queen, was indifferent.

Taifu Zhou Youshen quietly went to Prince Ying's mansion as soon as he got the news, Zhao Liang just sent Rong Jiang back to the house, and he happened to meet him at the gate of the mansion, and the two of them didn't say anything, but their faces were heavier than the other, and they went into the middle hall together.

After entering the hall, Wei Ming sent his subordinates out, and stood at the door by himself, the door was guarded like a god, and no one was allowed to approach.

And Zhou Youshen in the room was a little restless, twisting his eyebrows and asking Zhao Liang: "Is there a change in Jiangbei?" Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be punished when he returned to Beijing today," he said, frowning even tighter, "I sound like the Queen has also been snubbed?" ”

Zhao Ju shook his head, he was not sure what Zhao Heng wanted to do, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said to Taifu: "Qin Zhi was involved in this case, I discussed it with Rong Jiang before entering Yecheng, and I pushed this matter on Wu Guixiang, it is estimated that tomorrow morning, he will be sent down-" He didn't say anything further, as if he didn't want to take the topic away, he sighed lightly and turned back to Zhao Yan, "I thought I could take the prince and the Cao family out, but in the Qingfeng Palace, His Majesty directly attacked the prince, and even Rong Jiang and I were caught off guard." After that, he naturally relayed the words in the Qingfeng Hall one by one, and Rong Jiang's words did not leave half a word.

Zhou Youshen was quite surprised when he heard an "ah", and he also had a plan in his heart, he stared at Zhao Liang for a long time, and said word by word: "In the third year of Tai'an, the prince was drunk, and he made a lot of nonsense and pointed out that the Son of Heaven did not govern benevolently and treated people leniently-Your Highness, do you still remember what the old minister said when he sent a message to you?" ”

Zhao Liang was shocked, and his eyelids raised slightly to look at Zhou Youshen. How could he forget, that is probably the most rigid and backbone thing Zhao Yan has done since he was born, daring to accuse the Son of Heaven so blatantly, not long after he was canonized as the crown prince - at that time, Zhou Youshen sent a letter to Yunzhou, persuading him to return to Beijing to intervene in this matter, of course, in the end, this matter was not resolved in Empress Cao's hairpin pleading, and he did not go to the capital to intercede.

Now that Zhou Youshen brought up the old matter again, he could probably guess what he wanted to say, so he narrowed his eyes and motioned for him to continue, and sure enough, he heard Zhou Youshen continue: "Your Majesty is ruthless, because of the queen's affection that day, he just reprimanded the prince, Your Highness thinks, can Your Majesty tolerate such a prince?" ”

"Teacher!" Zhao Liang raised a sentence, but more of it was not annoyed, seeing that Zhou You pursed his lips and was silent, he continued, "The prince is his biological son, is it possible that if the child makes a mistake for a while, he will also hold a grudge for the rest of his life and find a chance to get rid of the prince?" ”

"Isn't it?" Zhou Youshen did not back down, and asked back with confidence, "When Your Highness was attacked in Dingxian this time, wasn't the prince among them?" Didn't the prince go with you? If His Majesty loves the crown prince, how could he put him in such a dangerous situation! ”

This time, Zhao Yu was speechless, he prided himself on being astute, and it was rare for him to be so wrong, but this time, every word of Zhou Youshen was a fact, and it was all on the tip of his heart, and he really couldn't find the words to refute it.

Zhou Youshen was still not enough, and seeing that Zhao Liang was silent for a while, he continued to add: "Back then, I advised His Highness not to retreat from state affairs, but His Highness didn't listen. In the second year of Tai'an, the Duke of Jingjun was beheaded by the whole house, and I persuaded His Highness to worry about the country and the safety of the father, and to make a plan, but His Royal Highness still refused to listen. What about today? He said that his voice was a little choked, as if he was very sad, "You and Your Majesty are both taught by the minister, can the minister be so biased and instigate you to take his throne?" His Majesty used to be a hypocritical person, and the ministers all saw it. So far, the Rong family, the prince, and His Royal Highness, which one has fallen well? His Majesty has set all kinds of traps and killed every step, do you still want to let him do it! ”

"Enough!" Zhao Liang's brows had already twisted the Sichuan character, his hand was on the armrest on the side, as if he was holding back his strength, and his joints were already white, "Since I chose to retire back then, there is no reason to come back and fight." Does the teacher really want to see me as a rebel and thief? In the Qingfeng Hall today, His Majesty asked the prince if he wanted to be a thief, and the teacher thought that he was just saying it to the prince? As if he was dissatisfied with Zhou Youshen's mention of Jing Jungong, his voice was cold, "What Jing Jungong?" Which one of the Huang clan is a fuel-efficient lamp? Relying on the merits of the founding of the country, such a person is to blame for such a fate! ”

Zhou Youshen was shocked at first, Zhao Liang has always respected the teacher, and never took a stand in front of him, this time he made a cold voice and challenged him, he also knew that he was speechless, and his voice was softer: "He is to blame, but what about Gu Ninghou?" Is it also self-inflicted fault when he was forced to go to military power? ”

He didn't know that Zhao Liang was very different from Rong Jiang now, so he didn't pay attention to the flash of slaughter in Zhao Liang's eyes, and only continued: "I know that Your Highness is innocent, and I don't want Hou Shi to criticize you, so I didn't dare to force you in the past." Zhou Youshen saw that Zhao Liang was a little uninformed, so he knelt down in front of him with his robe, and didn't forget to say, "But today, Your Majesty has made it clear that even the prince is not allowed, and the foundation created by Taizu and Taizong is ruined, do you want to see it ruined like this?" ”

Zhao Liang hurriedly got up to help him: "What is the teacher doing, don't get up quickly," he helped Zhou Youshen up, helped him back to his seat, was silent for a long time, and finally regained his calm state, "This matter still has to be discussed in the long run, this time we may think too much and don't know." What an important matter it is for the imperial court to open Enke, Qin Zhi has been rising step by step under Cao Bin's hands for so many years, and it is reasonable that His Majesty will be angry, and now it is just grounding the prince, let him reflect on this matter, let's take a look at it. ”

Zhou Youshen wanted to say something, but Wei Ming outside replied in a suppressed voice: "Your Highness, someone from the Rong Mansion sent an invitation, saying that the Duke of Rong Guo invited you to come over to the mansion and have important matters to discuss." ”

Zhao Yucai's brows stretched out and unconsciously leaned together, Rong Yu was looking for him at this time, Tai Ban was also for the prince's business, but more of them were probably Rong Jiang's words. He pressed Zhou Youshen's shoulder, and said to him while stepping outside: "Teacher go with me," when he reached the door, he paused, turned around to look at Zhou Youshen, took a deep breath and ordered, "This matter, in front of Rong Gong, don't mention it for the time being." ”

Zhou Youshen was also stunned, and immediately nodded in response, and the two of them went out, and asked someone to prepare the car, and went to Rongfu.