A young general walked in briskly from outside the courtyard, walked in front of King Xin, knelt down on one knee, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Lord Wang, Chef Zhao's family ......"

King Xin waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid it's too late to look for it now." ”

The young general's tone paused, nodded and said: "The prince is wise, the Zhao family has long been empty, according to the neighbors of the Zhao family, they have moved out of Kyoto five days ago and are missing. ”

"Don't waste any more time looking for them." Shin looked ahead and said, "They won't be in Kyoto for the rest of their lives." ”

The young general lowered his head, thought for a while, and said, "Lord Wang, all the adults in the court are ......."

"What's going on?" King Xin looked down at him and asked, "Do you think you should abolish the crown prince and let this king replace him?" ”

The young general did not answer directly, but said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's body is getting worse day by day, the prince is pressing forward step by step, even if the prince does not plan for himself, he must plan for the princess and the county lord." ”

King Xin shook his head and said, "What's the point of being an emperor, you can't fish when you're an emperor......"

"Lord ......"

King Shin looked at him and said, "Go down." ”

The young general looked up, and after a long time, he stood up, turned and walked outside.

As he reached the door, a voice came from behind him.

"A few more orders by the way."

……

Prince's Mansion.

The crown prince looked gloomy and asked, "Do they really say that?" ”

One of the people behind him opened his mouth, and only after a long time did he say: "Your Highness, they are all a bunch of people, and their subordinates have strictly ordered the government, if anyone dares to speak disrespectfully to His Highness, they will be put in prison and served with sticks!" ”

The assassination of the crown prince was originally a good bitter plan, and it was easy to point the finger at King Xin, who had a high reputation among the people, because of his impartiality and selflessness, but if King Xin bought an assassin to assassinate the prince in order to seize the throne, what reputation is there?

According to their original plan, when the wind of the people began to tilt in favor of the prince, they would arrange for the Chen delegation to do something, and Chen Chu's marriage to the prince would be beneficial, and the last thing they wanted to see this happen was naturally King Xin.

At that time, King Xin will be the mastermind behind the destruction of Chen Chu's marriage and Chen Chu's alliance, and he will be dealt a heavy blow to him.

If these two things develop according to their expectations, even if the wind direction of the people and the court will not be completely reversed, King Shin will be at a disadvantage.

But who would have thought that something went wrong in this first link, the prince was assassinated, and the people did not condemn the king, but looked forward to the prince's death!

This unexpected situation completely disrupted their plans.

"Damn it!" The prince scolded angrily, kicked over the low table in front of him, and then hugged his feet with a blue face, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The person next to him exclaimed, "Your Highness, are you okay......?"

The prince waved his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "Get out of the palace!" ”

At this time, a figure hurriedly ran in from outside the door, and when he stepped into the threshold, he accidentally fell, got up quickly, and said loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something is wrong!" ”

The prince raised his head and said sharply: "What's the matter!" ”

The man raised his head and said loudly, "Your Highness, King Xin has been poisoned!" ”

When the prince heard this, he looked at him sharply and asked, "What did you say?" ”

The man hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Back to Your Highness, someone poisoned the meal of the Xinwang Mansion, and now the people of the Xinwang Mansion are looking for the murderer all over Kyoto!" ”

The prince looked forward to it and asked, "Is King Xin poisoned?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "No." ”

The prince's expression was a little disappointed, but overall, it was quite excited, after all, this was one of the few good news he had heard in the past few days.

With a smile on his face, he said, "I don't know who did it, but it's a pity that he didn't poison him......"

The man paused in his tone, and then said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing. ”

The prince looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The man said: "King Xin just gave a few orders, and several important ministers in the court were arrested and imprisoned, and I don't know what I want to do. ”

The crown prince frowned and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"The charges he gave were that the head of the household department embezzled the treasury and silver, the left attendant of the military department resold the ordnance, and the right attendant of the official department used the public to seek personal ......."

The man looked at the prince and said, "King Xin inexplicably took more than ten important ministers of the court to prison this time, and the incident happened suddenly, and His Highness had to guard against it. ”

"The head of the household, the left squire of the military department, the right squire of the ministry of the minister......" The prince glanced at him and said, "These are none of our people, what are you panicking about?" ”

One of the advisors behind the crown prince finally couldn't help it, stepped forward, and reminded: "Your Highness, except for those who believe in the king, they are all our people, although these adults have not defected to the prince, but as long as they do not fall to the king, they will support the prince's accession to the throne." ”

When the prince heard this, he couldn't help but shudder, and said in horror: "What does he want to do with King Xin, does he want to rebel?" ”

The strategist immediately said: "Your Highness does not need to panic, only Your Majesty can mobilize the forbidden army, and the City Patrol Division is also under the coordination of the Ministry of War, and it is impossible for King Xin to rebel." ”

The prince was shocked: "Then what does he want to do?" ”

The strategist said: "I'm afraid he wants to use this to suppress dissidents, and Your Highness must be careful." ”

The prince immediately asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

The strategist thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, early tomorrow morning, Your Majesty will personally come to the court, King Xin is suspected of assassinating the prince, and by virtue of the power of the regent, suppress dissidents, the prince only needs to arrange a few highly respected ministers to impeach King Xin tomorrow in the main hall, I believe Your Majesty will make a clear decision." ”

"Yes, yes......" The prince nodded again and again, and said, "Prepare the car, I will go to visit Master Taifu and Master Taishi now......"

……

Since a few years ago, due to Emperor Chu's poor health, most of the time he was sick in the palace, and he appeared in the court less and less, and handed over all political affairs to the regent, so that the people of Kyoto only knew that there was a regent, but they did not know that there was an emperor.

Even officials in Beijing could only see the emperor once a month, that is, once a month, when the emperor of Chu himself came to the court.

The body of the Son of Heaven is in diminished condition, and every time he comes to the court, it will not exceed a quarter of an hour.

The officials of the DPRK and China had been notified a few days ago that His Majesty would be in court on June 13, and that all officials in Kyoto and above would go to court at that time.

The pale-faced Emperor Chu was supported by two eunuchs and sat on the dragon chair, and an official stepped forward and said, "My lords, what do you have to do?" ”

An old man stepped forward with a wat board and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated on the streets of Kyoto the day before yesterday, and the murderer has not been caught so far. ”

Lord Taifu's rare speech in the court attracted the attention of many people.

Although he did not mention King Xin in this paragraph, everyone could hear who Taifu was referring to.

Emperor Chu raised his hand with difficulty and said: "Show the prince, the assassination of the prince will be strictly investigated by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and there must be no ......mistakes."

After saying these words, he seemed to have exerted a lot of strength, leaning on the dragon chair, panting slightly.

Another old man stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the old minister impeached King Xin, and in the name of regent, without verification, he imprisoned more than ten important ministers of the court on trumped-up charges, and wantonly acted recklessly ......in order to crack down on dissidents."

Taifu and Taishi are both two generations of emperors, and they have also taught the prince to read, and they are the most staunch supporters of the royal family, highly respected, trusted by the courtiers, and loved by the people.

The prince stood at the front of the line, his head bowed, a smile on his lips.

An abnormal flush appeared on Emperor Chu's face, and he asked, "What about King Xin?" ”

A eunuch stepped forward and said, "His Royal Highness King Xin is in poor health, and he has not gone to court today. ”

Emperor Chu waved his hand and said: "The regent is impartial and selfless, and he will not be untargeted, this matter will be handed over to the Imperial History Observatory for verification, what else do the secretaries have to play?" ”

"The minister has his own music." The Ministry of Rites Shangshu stepped forward and presented a notebook, saying: "The minister impeached the prince for misconduct, preying on the common people, misbehaving, and perverse behavior......

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu held the notebook in his hand, listing in detail the 23 charges of the crown prince, knelt on the ground, and said in a voice like a bell: "The minister implores His Majesty to depose the crown prince Li Zhi, and to correct the country and Kuang Sheji......"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

……

The six Shangshu, in addition to the Hubu Shangshu who was imprisoned, were all listed, together with Jing Zhaoyin, Yushi Dafu, Dali Siqing, Secretary and Supervisor ......, dozens of officials knelt neatly together, and the voice resounded through the hall.

The smile on the corner of the prince's mouth had long been frozen on his face, his eyes were frightened, and his whole body trembled, like falling into an ice cave.