Speaking of which, even the most stupid person can hear the meaning of Emperor Wei's words, let alone two princes with excellent minds?

So after the old emperor pointed out the allusion to the poem, Liu Huan, the second prince who was originally sitting, suddenly turned pale, hurriedly got up from the top of the brocade, and fell to the ground with his brother.

The two princes who were high in the past are now curled up on the ground like two quails, their two noble heads clinging to the ground.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was almost frozen, except for the heavy gasps of the two princes.

"Are you dumb?"

As he spoke, Emperor Wei slowly walked out from behind the dragon book case and came to the two of them.

He bent down slightly, put his hands on his knees, approached the second prince Liu Huan and whispered:

"Second brother, aren't you quite bold on weekdays, what's wrong? Do you know you're scared? ”

He asked knowingly, as the old saying goes, the Son of Heaven is angry, bleeding thousands of miles, and ambushing millions of corpses, no matter how arrogant Liu Huan is in the day, where is there no reason not to be afraid when he encounters the situation in front of him?

Liu Huan was still lying on the ground, not daring to raise his head and face Emperor Wei's murderous gaze.

Liu Huan knew the truth of saying more and making more mistakes, and saying less wrong, he had already made up his mind to be silent to the end, but unfortunately the old emperor asked, and he didn't dare not answer, so he had to ask reluctantly while complaining in his heart:

"Father, father, father, son-in-law dared to ask, but what happened to the third brother.......

His son's reaction at this moment did not surprise Emperor Wei, he smiled coldly and said in a rambling voice:

"Look, don't you quite understand, why did you pretend to be stupid just now? Then you continue to tell me about the assassination of the third child and his whereabouts are unknown, what is going on? ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Huan was suddenly frightened, he hurriedly kowtowed like pounding garlic, and shouted loudly with a crying voice:

"Assassinated...... Assassination!? The third brother was assassinated? My son doesn't know! The son really doesn't know, ask his father to learn from it! Father, Emperor Mingjian! ”

Liu Huan was already in tears at this time, and the whole person was like a demon, looking twelve points miserable, but unfortunately Emperor Wei ignored it at all, he smiled coldly and continued to ask:

"Oh? This is strange, I heard that you and your third brother are on the same boat today, why? Your third brother was assassinated, don't you know? ”

Hearing this, the second prince's body stiffened, and he subconsciously stopped kowtowing, he raised his head and said with a blank expression:

"It's ....... The son did go to the Huanshahe painting boat with the third brother today, the original intention was to make an appointment with three or five confidants to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the third brother, and then the third brother got drunk, and the son saw that it was too late to go back to the house first, and specially ordered his subordinates to stay and take care of the third brother, the son never imagined that this kind of thing would happen, the son really didn't know!! ”

"As far as I know, today's painting boat can be described as a gathering of heroes, Zhao Wouji, the right attendant of the household department, Wang Hai, the head of the military department, and the two partial generals under Han Li's command, are these people the three or five confidants in your mouth? Second, you are so majestic! Do you want to move all my court to the painting boat? Liu Ling! Liu Huan! The two of you have always been well-informed, and the slightest disturbance in the territory of Great Wei will enter your ears in a moment, what's the matter? But you don't know anything about today? ”

Liu Huan couldn't have imagined that his every move was firmly in the hands of his father, and he only felt that a basin of cold water was poured on his head at the moment, and the whole person was like falling into an ice cave.

I can't wait to slap myself twice at once, and swallow the previous gibberish back into my stomach.

However, although he has done some pickled things for personal gain, no matter what he says, it is not as big as the crime of assassinating the emperor's brother.

Now that it is important to save your life, you have to choose the lesser of two evils.

Thinking of this, Liu Huan simply let go, he mustered up the courage to look up at Emperor Wei, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and choked up:

"Woohoo! When the queen mother was seriously ill, before leaving, she specially summoned her sons to the front of the collapse, repeatedly admonished, and earnestly taught: Your brother is young, you are the eldest brother, and you should take care of him in every way in the future, and take care of him in every way, and the brothers must love each other, and if there is a misunderstanding, you must not be suspicious! Father's ...... The queen mother's words are remembered in my heart, and I still dare not forget them! Erchen is indeed a little confused on weekdays, and has had some personal relations with several ministers in the court, but even if the son is wrong, it is impossible for him to go against his mother's will and do such a hurtful thing to his mother's compatriots! ”

After that, Liu Huan sat down on the ground in a dejected manner, hiding his face and crying, the cry was extremely poignant and moving, even Cao Yuxiang, who had been watching coldly, couldn't help but be moved.

I saw Liu Huan continue to wail:

"Woo, woo, woo, poor my third brother lost his mother at a young age, and now he has grown up and can be on his own, but ...... But this flew and caused trouble. It's all my fault, it's all my fault! If I don't wash his dust today, how can it cause tragedy...... Third brother! My third brother! Second brother, I'm sorry for you. ”

Strictly speaking, Liu Huan's words, whether they are improvised or from the bottom of his heart, are extremely level.

At this juncture, he moved out his deceased mother, and no matter how hard-hearted Emperor Wei was, it would be difficult for him to continue to be angry.

Sure enough, Emperor Wei's face was cloudy and uncertain after hearing this, and the original endless anger was quietly transformed into sadness.

He was silent for a moment, then turned his head to the eldest prince Liu Ling and said:

"Liu Ling, the second brother is crying like that, how do you feel about being a big brother? Talk to me and hear it. ”

Liu Ling's face was extremely ugly at this time, he didn't expect that the second brother would even move out of the first queen who had been dead for so many years in order to clear up the relationship, although this trick had an effect, but he couldn't do the same, after all, his mother was alive and well now. In an instant, his thoughts turned back and forth, and he gritted his teeth and whispered:

"Don't dare to deceive my father, the minister really doesn't know about the assassination of the third brother tonight, cough, cough...... Fang Cai's father said that the life and death of the third brother are currently unknown, which means that the body of the third brother has not been found for the time being, so it is unknown whether he still has a glimmer of life. Erchen thinks that the top priority at the moment is to find the third brother as soon as possible, if the third brother is still alive, everything will be fine, if the third brother is unfortunately killed, Erchen is willing to come with the second brother to confess the guilt. ”

"Damn, you tuberculosis ghost, do you have to drag Lao Tzu to die with you?"

Liu Huan was still sitting and wiping his tears at this time, and when he heard Liu Ling finally say that he would confess his guilt together, he was suddenly resentful in his heart.

But everyone is now a grasshopper on a rope, and he can't say anything more, so he has to borrow a donkey from the slope and echo:

"Father....... What the eldest brother said is very true, and the sons also think so, and I implore the father and the emperor to let the sons find out the whereabouts of the third brother first, and then it is not too late to punish them......"

It is rare for these two brothers to have such a tacit understanding.

sang and harmonized, and almost made the old emperor laugh angrily.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, in fact, he can roughly guess what the two brothers are thinking at this time.

No matter how innocent they behaved, the old emperor didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart that the assassination of his third son Liu Yu today would have nothing to do with these two people.

Even so, it is still a little reluctant for him to make a judgment right now, after all, the assassination of the prince is very important, and if he is not careful, it may shake the foundation of the country.

As the king of a country, he has so many things to worry about.

It is true that the Wei State is the world of Liu Yu alone, but in the same way, he is also burdened with the fate of the entire Wei State.

There is often a saying among the people: "If you are not deaf or dumb, you will not be the master", how could he Liu Yu not be the leader of the entire Wei State?

If you want to become a Daoming monarch and a generation of holy masters, you must learn to take into account the overall situation and put the country and society first.

Therefore, at this time, he can only choose to wait and see what happens, and wait until he thoroughly investigates the ins and outs before catching all the culprits behind the scenes.

The old emperor sighed in his heart and sat back behind the dragon book case with a slow step.

There was so much that had happened tonight, he just felt physically and mentally exhausted, and he knew that tonight's events were just the beginning, and that there would be more such things in the days to come.

And the reason for all this is simply because I am too old, old enough to die at any time.......

He was a little nostalgic for the eventful years when he led his troops into battle, when he was very young and had many trusted companions around him.

But now, although he has sat on the dragon chair, he is already the lord of a country and the supreme of the Ninety-Five, but when he looks at it, he only feels isolated and helpless.

He didn't understand whether the way of the world had changed, or if he had changed......

However, there is one thing he still understands, the dragon chair under him seems to have endless magic, which can easily devour a person's mind, and he must choose the most correct successor to sit on this dragon chair, otherwise, his achievements in the first half of his life will be ruined.

And his pursuit of a grand ambition that he has never fulfilled in his life is even more impossible to talk about.

He hesitated and delayed the establishment of the crown prince, precisely because he wanted to cautiously leave a valuable legacy for the Great Wei Dynasty.

But this is not without cost, not establishing the prince has already caused the dissatisfaction of hundreds of officials, and there is an undercurrent surging above the court, after all, everyone wants to stand in line earlier and pave the way for their future careers.

Perhaps a few years ago he would have been able to cope with the past with his superior mind and accumulated authority.

But as soon as today's incident came out, it undoubtedly proved that those who were hiding behind it could no longer endure it, and they had made up their minds to force the old emperor to make a decision as soon as possible no matter what.

Because of this, Emperor Wei began to realize the seriousness of the matter, and he secretly reminded himself that he had to hold on to the supreme power even more firmly before making a final decision.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to suspect everyone in his sight, even the old man who had followed him for more than forty years.......

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After sitting down again, Emperor Wei motioned to Cao Yuxiang on the side with his eyes to help the two princes up.

"Get out, get out, get your brother back, I want to see people alive, and corpses to death." If you can't find it, you can do it yourself. ”

"Sons obey orders!"

The two princes knew that their father had finally let them go for the time being, and they were immediately granted amnesty, so they took orders and left, not daring to linger here for a moment.

Looking at the backs of the two brothers leaving, Emperor Wei muttered to himself:

"Boiled beans burn beans, beans cry in the kettle...... Are you really in such a hurry? ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the old eunuch who was standing quietly on the side, and asked in a relaxed tone:

"Cao Yuxiang, you say, do they really not know about tonight's events?"