Chapter 479: King Chen Returns
"Drive!" There was a hurried shout on the official road, and several people rode horses and galloped past, raising a cloud of yellow sand.
The surrounding people avoided one after another, covering their noses and mouths, and looked at each other suspiciously in the yellow sand, "Which family's son is this, so arrogant." ”
"I don't know, it looks like there's something urgent."
"The affairs of the nobles, a few of us ordinary people are so concerned about it, we can't eat enough, and we still have the heart to think about this."
After a period of commotion, the people who waited outside the gate to enter the city regained their calm.
When King Chen returned to Kyoto, the first thing he did was to go to the General's Mansion, the matter was urgent, Lu Yi did not say much in the letter, if he did not inquire about the good news and rashly entered the palace, I don't know if there would be a trap made by King Xi.
"General, King Chen is here." The subordinate came in from outside and said hurriedly.
Lu Yi, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly got up from his seat and hurried out, King Chen came back in time, and at this time, it was only three days since Duke Su passed his will.
As he spoke, King Chen had already walked in, his hair was messy, his beard was unkempt, and his face was weathered, and the first thing he did when he came in was to hurriedly speak, "How is my father, I was fine when I left, why can't I do it now." ”
Although this father has not been good to him since he was a child, he has protected him for more than ten years, and it would be a lie to say that he has no feelings at all.
Even though he resented his mother when she died, he was still his father after all.
"I don't know, Gonggong Su sent someone to pass the news and returned to the palace, the palace did not release any news, only said that the emperor was in poor health, the recent early dynasty was canceled, and the emperor refused to see anyone, all the government was handed over to the cabinet, and even the right of King Xi to deal with the government was taken back by the emperor."
"There are already people outside who are panicking, and there is nothing to say, this time the mouth in the palace is too tight, even I can't find out half of the news, I think, this time you are afraid that you have to be prepared for the worst."
Lu Yi held King Chen's shoulder and said earnestly.
King Chen's heart was a little flustered, and he couldn't understand how he was feeling now.
"You come into the palace with me and bring more people." King Chen spoke calmly, but his slightly trembling hands still revealed his inner emotions.
"Okay, don't worry, even if the King of the Creek wants to play some tricks, I'm always watching." Lu Yi comforted.
King Chen nodded, holding the sword on his body, and walked out with a lofty look, Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without a chaotic expression, compared with King Xi, King Chen is indeed the best choice for this throne.
The emperor is seriously ill, the position of the crown prince is vacant, and in recent days, the ministers have been arguing fiercely, in case the emperor really can't stand it, and he hasn't left a word, he has to prepare for the worst.
Lu Yi took a deep breath and walked out following King Chen's steps.
The matter was urgent, and King Chen didn't have time to wash up, so he hurried to the palace with the servants and dust, and the cloak on his body was blown a big hole by the branches because he was in a hurry day and night.
The sleepless journey for a day and night also made his eyes full of red bloodshots, his face was black and white, and the whole person had lost a lot of weight.
At the first glance of King Chen, Gonggong Su's tears fell, "Eh, how did the four princes become like this, if the emperor sees it, I'm afraid I will die of distress." ”
"Father-in-law Su, where is my father now, and what is the situation." King Chen ignored those words, directly grabbed Gonggong Su's shoulder, and asked in a cold voice, with a small tremor between his words.
Gonggong Su wiped his tears, looked at Lu Yi behind him, and then looked at King Chen, who did not let them unload their weapons for the first time, but only waved at them, "Two of you, please come with the minions." ”
After saying that, he turned and walked forward.
King Chen hurriedly followed.
The emperor was not in the Qianqing Palace, followed Gonggong Su around and around, and the two of them came to a rockery, and King Chen's hand was pressed on the scabbard, and the sword in his hand could be unsheathed at any time.
King Chen narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "What does Gonggong Su mean by this." ”
Gonggong Su shook his head, "Don't panic, you two, in this situation, how can the emperor be in the palace." After speaking, I touched it somewhere on the rockery.
After a gentle sound of the mechanism activating, the rockery slowly moved away from its original position, and a deep hole appeared diagonally down behind it, and from the perspective of King Lu Yichen, the hole was dark and dark, and nothing could be seen.
Lu Yi silently observed the surroundings, the green tendons on his arms had flared up, if there was someone who was not afraid of death to harass him at this time, he would be split in half with a very fast reaction.
Lu Yi and King Chen glanced at each other and nodded.
Father-in-law Su followed the emperor when he was young, and later the emperor was crowned king, and he was brought out of the palace by the emperor and followed to the palace.
"Lead the way." King Chen's voice was tense, his hand had never been lowered on the scabbard mountain, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Gonggong Su who was leading the way in front.
Stared at by these two lines of sight from behind, Gonggong Su had no doubt that if he did something out of the ordinary, these two people would not hesitate to slash him to death.
"Lord Wang, don't be nervous, the slave has served by the emperor's side for decades, and this truth is still understood." Gonggong Su didn't reply, and said in a low voice.
Descending into the passage, it was pitch black, there was a sound of rustling, the sword in Lu Yi's hand was already half-unsheathed, and the crisp metal collision sound between the sword body and the scabbard was particularly prominent in this narrow passage.
Father-in-law Su's face remained unchanged, and he lit a fire fold.
"There's a light ahead, don't be nervous."
Father-in-law Su said, pressing it on the wall for some reason, and the rockery behind him slowly closed with the roar of the mechanism.
The further you go, the more spacious the passage is, King Chen grew up in the palace when he was a child, and the layout of the palace is clear, the more you go inside, the clearer the map in your mind, and it seems to be the road to the cold palace.
Why did the emperor dig a secret passage under the cold palace, and why did he stay here to recuperate when he was seriously ill.
King Chen's heart was full of suspicions, and he didn't say a word on the surface, but all the attention on his body was focused on the dark environment around him.
"Here we are." Father-in-law Su glanced back at the two of them, and gently pushed on the dark wall, and under the vigilant gaze of the two, the wall slowly pushed away from both sides without making any sound.