Chapter 268: The Crown Prince Usurpates the Throne
As soon as the two entered the front hall, they were surrounded by Xie Yutang's subordinates, and the gossiping voice made Chi Wan frown, seeing that there were so many people, there was no center of gravity to speak, Xie Yutang coughed unhappily.
The fierce momentum swept out, making the subordinates suddenly silent, and the noisy scene just now was like two extremes, maybe the matter was too important, for a while, those subordinates didn't know how to speak.
The atmosphere was stalemate all of a sudden, they pushed each other to let each other speak, their eyes wandered, Xie Yutang became more and more angry the more he looked at it, this group of people was also the elite he supported, how could they be so petty, what if it made Chi Wan feel that his people were unreliable?
Thinking of this, Xie Yutang quietly glanced at Chi Wan and found that although the other party frowned, he didn't have any other unusual looks, but was slightly relieved.
Just when he was stunned, his subordinates finally launched a representative, Vice General Xu has always had well-developed limbs and a simple mind, and after being praised a few words, he was even more fluttering, and he took over this burden without thinking about it, not knowing the thoughts of these colleagues at all.
He tilted his chin and cleared his throat, "General, according to our spies, His Majesty's body is dying, and the prince's power is about to move, I'm afraid he wants to kill the king." ”
"What?!" Xie Yutang screamed in surprise, which made Vice General Xu startled, at this moment, even the elm pimple could roughly perceive that this errand of the proclamation was not easy to do, he glanced around in difficulty, and those colleagues who were staring at him looked away one after another, just as if they didn't see it.
Xie Yutang's gaffe was only for a moment, and he quickly regained his majesty as a general, sitting on the chair with a solemn face, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the tabletop, and the sound of da-da echoed in the room, making people's hearts tighten.
When she heard the news, although Chi Wan's face remained unchanged, the hand holding the saber subconsciously tightened.
The emperor finally came to this point, the elixir of the national teacher is not beneficial to the body, but it is overdrawing the potential of the body, and taking it for a long time will only weaken day by day. But the crown prince will not launch a mutiny, after all, according to the emperor's current situation, it is only a matter of time before the crown prince succeeds to the throne, unless he ......
The matter of the pill happened in the east window, and the emperor had already sensed that something was wrong!
Ji Wan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she had a rough guess in her heart.
Vice General Xu saw that there was no one to replace him, so he had to bite the bullet and continue to speak, "Your Majesty has ordered the national teacher to be locked up, and after the prince learned about it, he used all his troops to surround the imperial city, His Majesty was placed under house arrest, and the eunuch next to the prince desperately brought out a sentence, saying that the prince has not acted so far because the tiger talisman in his hand is incomplete, and there is still half a tiger talisman in the hands of the queen mother." General, I'm afraid that the sky is going to change in this palace. ”
Sure enough, throughout the ages, this kind of father-son drama against each other has always been endless.
Chi Wan hooked the corners of her mouth mockingly, and put her mind on Xie Yutang's body, Xie Yutang's face was gloomy at this time, this may not be the worst, the worst thing is that the king of Chu is still in the hands of the other party!
The subordinates waited with bated breath, expecting Xie Yutang to give a direction. They have been discussing for a long time, and now that the crown prince is on the throne, once he mutinies, he will inevitably wipe out the line of the King of Chu, and even they will not be spared.
Xie Yutang pondered for a moment before he opened his mouth under the watchful eye of everyone, "For today's plan, I want to find the Queen Mother first." ”
The prince has been planning for a long time, and this time it is not just this little force on the surface, according to their strength, it is not enough to compete with the other party, only by finding the remaining half of the tiger talisman, can they mobilize the forbidden army in the city and prevent the prince from killing the king.
After deciding, Xie Yutang motioned to Vice General Xu to take out a map and circle the place where the Queen Mother was most likely to hide. A group of people formed a circle around the table and talked about it.
The golden sun slowly set west from the east until it sank into the clouds.
The sky gradually darkened, because the matter was so big, but no one asked to rest, but lit the candle and continued to discuss, the faint candle flame shook in the darkness, like a floating human heart, which could not be calm for a long time.
And at this time, the palace was not peaceful.
After hearing about the prince's plan, the queen immediately sat still, and asked the prince to the palace quickly, and asked directly, "What do you want to do?" ”
The prince pretended to be puzzled and arched his hand, "What does the queen mother mean?" ”
"You're still pretending to be with me, you want to kill the king, right?" When the queen said this, her whole back was stiff, her fingers were tightly pinched on the handkerchief, and she stared at the prince's face.
Although the emperor called himself sick to the outside world, and he did not go to court or stay in the harem, she was the wife of the other party for many years, and she always felt that something was wrong. So he asked his henchmen to check, and when she learned the truth, the queen was so frightened that she almost couldn't hold the tea cup in her hand, and it took a long time to come back to her senses.
I really didn't expect her son to be so capable.
In the face of the queen's questioning, the prince's face was not surprised, but he hooked the corners of his mouth mockingly, "The queen mother's words are bad, my father is old and his health is not good, and the sons just want to share his worries and solve problems." ”
This is tantamount to an admission in disguise.
The queen held her breath in her throat, and her face turned pale. After a long while, she spit out leisurely, "No, I don't agree, you are already the crown prince, and it is a matter of time before you succeed to the throne, why take such a big risk?!" ”
You must know that even if you succeed in killing the king and seizing the throne, your reputation is not good in history.
The prince's expression remained unchanged, and he only looked at the queen aggressively, "Queen Mother, the king of Chu is powerful, if the sons and daughters do not take action, it will be the sons who will die, is this what you want to see?" ”
"I, I'm ......" The queen was flustered. She wanted to say that it wasn't that serious, but looking at the prince's cruel face, she couldn't say anything.
The crown prince glanced at her coldly, "I'm just the first to strike, we have no way out, Queen Mother, you think about it clearly, if the King of Chu confuses his father and abolish my position, do you think you can still be comfortable as your queen?" ”
The queen's face turned pale and she muttered to herself, "No, no...... You are the crown prince and the prince of the country, and no matter how powerful the king of Chu is, he can't shake your position. You...... Hurry up and stop it, it's still too late to stop, as long as you apologize to your father, your father will definitely forgive you. ”
The queen was frightened by the prince's words, and only persuaded the other party incoherently.
Hearing this, a sarcastic smile flashed across the corner of the prince's mouth, and he leaned forward slightly, "It's too late, Queen Mother, others don't know, don't you know?" Why does my father ignore the government now? ”
is a national teacher, if there is no national teacher, the emperor will never be what he is today.
"The national teacher is your person?!" If there was still a glimmer of hope before, when she saw the prince's noncommittal gaze, the queen only felt faintly black in front of her, she sat down on the couch, clutching her chest, but still trying to dissuade her, "But you don't have to ...... You don't have to kill them all like this, anyway, your father doesn't have much time left, you wait patiently, inherit the throne justifiably, and the historian will not criticize you in the future. ”
"You think I care?" The prince said disdainfully.
In the past, he was just pretending to be in front of people, he has always been ruthless in his bones, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, which the queen knows very well. She has always admired the prince's decisiveness, thinking that only such a person is worthy of being the emperor, but now she is forced by the prince to say nothing.
"You're not afraid of historians, aren't you afraid of rumors? You must know that the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan! The queen restrained her thoughts just now and looked directly at the crown prince.
"What if they can't prevent it, what can they do to me? It's just a few untouchables. He had made up his mind that he would not listen to anything. Seeing the queen defending the emperor like this, she couldn't help but sneer, "Queen Mother, you defend your father in every way, do you think your father has any feelings for you?" If he really had, he wouldn't have put you in such a situation in the harem one by one! ”
This sentence pierced the queen's heart, her expression changed suddenly, and she said sharply, "You shut up for me!" ”
The emperor doesn't like her, even if he makes her the queen, but he always thinks about the dead former queen in his heart, the queen grits her teeth with hatred in her heart, but on the surface she still has to pretend to be virtuous and virtuous, and endure the emperor lingering in the harem flowers every day.
The prince's tone softened a little, held the queen's shoulder, and said in a softened voice, "Queen Mother, the father is unreliable, but the son will always be your son." ”
The queen looked at the gentle face of the crown prince, and her blank and cloudy eyes gradually became clear. The crown prince knew that the queen was persuaded by himself, as long as he won over the queen by his side, his next things would be much easier.
"What do you want me to do?" The queen, who calmed down, returned to her usual gentle and dignified appearance. She took the prince's hand, walked to the couch and sat down, helped her sideburns, and asked aloud.
A trace of murderous intent flashed in the prince's eyes, but in front of the queen, he was fully attached. In the posture of the mother's child, he half-knelt under the queen's knees, "The child does not dare to bother the queen mother, the queen mother only needs to take care of herself." ”
The queen looked at him for a while and snorted coldly, "What the hell are you selling in front of me, you think I don't know what idea you have in your heart, tell me as soon as possible, how much trouble will be saved." ”
Hearing this, the crown prince Shi Shiran stood up, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "The queen mother knows me, the child really can't bear to work the queen mother, and only needs the queen mother to control the harem and strangle some signs of imminent movement in the cradle." ”